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US market remains the model as template issuance takes shape
Bitcoin ABS edges forward as price plunge turns collateral to cash
When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds
Congo picked the best of an unappealing bunch of options
The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre
US market remains the model as template issuance takes shape
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◆ AFT's Antoine Deruennes says 'clear message' showed demand for 30 year ◆ Speedy execution before US employment data ◆ Green OAT syndication next -
◆ Refi deal came as issuer prepares IPO ◆ Deal extends the insurer's tier two curve by 10 years ◆ 'Strong bid' for Iberian FIG credit, says rival banker
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◆ Portuguese utility firm powers up EuGB curve ◆ Sub-benchmark trade's book proves sticky ◆ Deal lands through fair value
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◆ €500m 4NC3 EuGB deal priced inside fair value ◆ Greenium helps tighten spreads amid strong demand ◆ Landmark trade cements bank's ESG leadership, says treasurer
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◆ Austrian lender completes its tightest unsecured debt since the start of war in Ukraine… ◆ …as BPM achieves its lowest ever senior spread ◆ High attrition function of premium and outright spread
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◆ Issuer finds window between political volatility and supply onslaught ◆ Deal sets record low spread for callable sterling senior bail-in debt ◆ Investors remain on board despite tight price
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Several chances to demonstrate commitment to corporate sustainability have occurred in the US private placement market recently, and the market has fallen short in almost every case. Most of the PP market is as unfamiliar with using the term 'ESG' as it is to yelling 'YOLO'.
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BW Energy, the oil exploration and production company, has priced its Oslo IPO after lowering its valuation target and shrinking the deal, having encountered resistance from investors as the coronavirus outbreak in China knocked 20% off the oil price.
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Polite society does not tolerate smokers the way it used to. What was once a ubiquitous habit is now banished to outdoors in many countries. Tobacco investment is a rarer beast too these days, reflecting how deeply ethical preferences can affect capital markets. Now oil and gas securities could be about to face a similar shift.
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Equity investors are losing their appetite for oil and gas stocks, just at a time when three of the biggest IPOs being planned in EMEA are from that sector. The coronavirus outbreak is sapping Chinese demand, leading to a weak oil price. But some bankers believe investors are also making a more fundamental shift away from fossil fuels, which could even lead to a permanent tipping point. Sam Kerr and Jon Hay report.
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Lyxor has launched a suite of environmental, social and governance high yield exchange-traded funds, following BlackRock’s iShares into the burgeoning market for investment products screened for sustainability. The French firm switched its investment grade ETF to follow a sustainable index last year, but opted to create a new product line for high yield.
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High yield is mostly in a hiatus, with issuers waiting for full year numbers before pushing back into the market. Only UK broadband company TalkTalk is issuing this week, offering a rare slug of sterling supply to a market that has been euro-dominated for most of the year. For the corners of the loan market without such problems, though, there is still a bid, even for credits with stories.
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Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns
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Sovereign left little, if anything, on the table for investors
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Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price
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Deal will bring fourth major multilateral development bank to the market
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The bank's regular appearances in primary markets stopped after Russia invaded Ukraine
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The seven year dollar bond's yield will likely be one of the highest in CEEMEA in the last few years
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Craig Coben examines whether it is true that no good deed goes unpunished
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Investors and bankers grapple with 24% fall in Bitcoin since deal was rated
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Investment banking travel was a relentless grind, not gold card access to global glamour
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Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges
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First deal of its kind more than 1.5 times subscribed
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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Sponsored by Emirates NBD Capital
Emirates NBD Capital: An unrivalled conduit for Middle East liquidity
