◆ 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

◆ Portuguese utility firm powers up EuGB curve ◆ Sub-benchmark trade's book proves sticky ◆ Deal lands through fair value

◆ €500m 4NC3 EuGB deal priced inside fair value ◆ Greenium helps tighten spreads amid strong demand ◆ Landmark trade cements bank's ESG leadership, says treasurer

◆ 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

◆ 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

Deutsche Bank held a three hour “deepdive” into its sustainability actions for clients, investors, the press and NGOs last week, with its CEO Christian Sewing and all its business heads. It coincided with an array of announcements, which even earned a favourable comment from Moody’s, including that Deutsche is accelerating its €200bn sustainable financing target. But those hoping for more detail on how Deutsche will decarbonise its financing were disappointed.

Taylor Maritime Investments, a new investment trust, has priced its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, raising $253.7m to invest in a portfolio of ships.

Investors have turned against Belarus after an opposition blogger and journalist was arrested by authorities on Sunday in extraordinary circumstances, with the country's dollar bonds dropping sharply on Monday morning.

The European Banking Authority has published its first EU-wide climate risk assessment. It reveals that many banks lack the granular data required to reliably estimate their green asset ratios.

In this round-up, Chinese president Xi Jinping has promised $3bn in additional support to developing countries fighting the pandemic, the State Council explicitly bans bitcoin mining and trading as part of an intense crackdown on cryptocurrencies, and Liaoning province is set to welcome a new city commercial bank.

CIFC Asset Management has issued a CLO committing $145,000, alongside other deal parties, as a donation to the non-profit organization Black Girls Code to support racial equality. CIFC Funding 2021-IV is the deal that has inaugurated the 'CLO Initiative for Change,' a philanthropic program that plans to make a contribution to different organizations each year.

Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns

Sovereign left little, if anything, on the table for investors

Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price

Deal will bring fourth major multilateral development bank to the market

The bank's regular appearances in primary markets stopped after Russia invaded Ukraine

The seven year dollar bond's yield will likely be one of the highest in CEEMEA in the last few years

Craig Coben examines whether it is true that no good deed goes unpunished

Investors and bankers grapple with 24% fall in Bitcoin since deal was rated

Investment banking travel was a relentless grind, not gold card access to global glamour

Eight banks provided loan facility to company

Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges

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