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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
Yondr takes the stage, as Europe’s data centre ABS market comes of age
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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Barclays is to face a second shareholder resolution on its response to climate change at its annual general meeting in May, urging it to set more ambitious targets to phase out financing of fossil fuels.
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Banks and investors’ claims to be acting on climate change appear to clash with the financing they still provide in the real economy, research showed this week — such as plans to increase fossil fuel production and consumption, even in the UK and France.
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Senior bank finance and capital markets figures speculated this week about where the ECB would be most likely to throw its weight in its effort to boost the sustainability of its balance sheet. With a senior eurozone central banker having recently urged it to decarbonise its assets, banks are on high alert as they anticipate sweeping changes to asset purchase and repo terms, writes Bill Thornhill.
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Look at any bank’s website or hear its CEO speak and you will get a torrent of virtuous words about climate change, sustainability and supporting clients on their journeys to net zero. The same goes for big investors, from BlackRock down, but the windows of their ivory towers are misted up with all the hot air being spouted.
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BlackRock and Amundi, the largest asset managers in the US and Europe, have both published policies on how they intend to engage with companies about climate change. After widespread criticism, BlackRock has moved a long way towards a more proactive stance, but it is not clear yet that either firm is prepared to get really tough with high carbon emitters — especially in their passive portfolios.
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In this round-up, consumer inflation in China disappoints in January, lenders extend a record amount of new renminbi loans last month, and the banking and insurance regulator asks financial institutions to step up their reputational risk management.
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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
