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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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As head of BlackRock, the largest asset manager, Larry Fink’s pivot to responsible investing in recent years has been influential.
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The latest battle in the campaign to weaken corporate governance standards in the US is being fought over rule changes that would make it harder for investors to propose motions at shareholder meetings. The ‘proxy advisers’ so central to US governance also face new restrictions.
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Securitizations tied to oil and gas-related cash flows have emerged in recent months, despite growing support from the buy side for socially responsible investments (SRI). Though they run contrary to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, issuance of oil and gas royalty ABS may persist as long as the deals offer attractive yields, or until ESG investments pay a premium to brown ABS. Jennifer Kang reports.
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As market participants sent in their final responses to the European Securities and Markets Authority's consultation on MiFID II’s commodity derivatives position limits, NGOs look set to fight against financial industry suggestions. An Oxfam official said he was “worried and disappointed” by the exercise.
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Catastrophe bonds issued by the World Bank have been positive for both investors and the countries receiving protection from the securities, according to one market veteran. The organisation’s activity in insurance-linked securities has been highly innovative but has also received criticism from some quarters.
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The noise about how capitalism is changing to a system in which social purpose is restored to the centre of companies' and investors' aims is now deafening. But look below the surface and the actual governance record of many companies and investors is dreadful. Most shareholders are too supine even to defend their own rights.
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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
