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China’s Zijin Mining Co has returned to the loan market for an $800m deal to refinance a borrowing used for its acquisition of Nevsun Resources.

The agreement on collective action clauses (CACs) reached by Argentina, Ecuador and their creditors is highly complex. But it is hugely encouraging that major investors are actively participating on an issue that is crucial to the health of the market.

Senior secured bondholders of Colombian airline Avianca could recover 45% of their principal if they provide debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to the company, which has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since May.

With the world’s most important asset managers taking a more active role in sovereign debt restructuring negotiations, the once niche topic of collective action clauses (CACs) is set to rise up the capital markets agenda as participants debate whether adjustments made by Argentina and Ecuador to the 2014 ICMA CACs should become common practice.

Johnson & Johnson raced to the dollar bond market on Thursday with a quick-fire acquisition financing that raised $7.5bn, pushing issuance in August within sight of $100bn for the first time.

UBS reckons it has a hit upon a ‘unique formula’ for growth as it expands its investment banking offering to its high net worth clients, writes David Rothnie.

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VOLQ futures, a contract based on the Nasdaq 100 volatility index, is set to be available in time for investors to hedge potential volatility as a result of the US presidential election. Tim McCourt, global head of equity index and alternative investments at CME Group — which is launching the product — said that investors could use VOLQ in conjunction with the VIX, run by rival CBOE Global Markets.

Momentum in the burgeoning green convertible bond market has continued this week with a new $125m issue from Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc (HASI), the New York-listed real estate investment trust focused on sustainable properties and assets.

Colombian airline Avianca’s senior secured bondholders will be able to recover around 45% of their principal if they agree to provide debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to the company, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since May.

Over $2.4bn of new convertible bonds have been issued into the US equity-linked market so far this week with the pace of deals showing little sign of slowing down in August, a traditionally quieter month of the year in other regions.

Nasdaq-listed Futu Holdings, parent of Chinese online brokerage Futu Securities, has raised $313.5m from a follow-on offering, hitting the market on the back of a more than 200% surge in its share price this year.