Americas

The long anticipated US Treasury Department report on oligarchs and parastatal entities of the Russian Federation was published on Monday night, but no indication of the Treasury’s recommendation on sanctioning Russian government debt was given.

Aviva Investors has brought in experienced analyst Carmen Altenkirch as a sovereign analyst on its emerging market debt team.

BOC International and Jefferies have announced an agreement to jointly provide investment banking advisory and capital markets services to clients, according to a Tuesday press release.

Brazilian low-cost airline Gol increased the size of a tap of its newest bonds on Wednesday as part of a strategy to actively manage its debt maturity profile.

Entertainment One, the Canadian record label and entertainment company, has raised £53m, in an accelerated bookbuild, to partly finance its acquisition of the remaining shares in The Mark Gordon Company, the Hollywood production company behind films such as Saving Private Ryan, in which it already owns a 51% stake.

Jamie Dimon, chief executive and chairman of JP Morgan, will be running the firm for at least the next five years, ending speculation that he will retire or run for office.

US private placement issuers are regularly selecting more than one agent to arrange a transaction, forcing fees down and arranging standards to slip, according to two agents.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) brought in a $46.6m haul on Monday after filing and settling spoofing charges against UBS, HSBC and Deutsche Bank.

South America’s best-rated sovereign sold its second cross-border bond in three business days on Monday, matching the lowest spread it has ever paid in the dollar market — despite offering more new issue premium than recent lower rated Lat Am deals.

Brazilian low-cost airline Gol left books open overnight for its latest dollar deal as investors said they understood the company was expecting some Asian demand.

The first meeting of the Central Banks’ and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System has broadened the emphasis of the group’s work from a focus on climate change to one on climate and the environment.

Chinese wearables manufacturer Huami Corp has kicked off bookbuilding for a $120m IPO of American Depository Shares (ADS).