Deal and people news in brief

30 Jan 1998

Turkey set to brave Eurodollars

30 Jan 1998

Dutch guilders

30 Jan 1998

News in brief

30 Jan 1998

Poland to mandate banks for prized TPSA flotation

30 Jan 1998

Nomura readies first Estonian equity deal

30 Jan 1998

News in brief

30 Jan 1998

PEOPLE

30 Jan 1998

South African rand

30 Jan 1998

Moevenpick in DM200m Lyons offer as CBs continue to flourish

30 Jan 1998

Greek drachma

30 Jan 1998

Morgan Stanley/Agricole snapstate advisories for Air France

CREDIT AGRICOLE Indosuez and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter have been nominated as advisers to the French government on its privatisation sale of the national airline, Air France, one of the first high profile equity mandates of 1998.

30 Jan 1998

Slovakia plans $300m syndication as downgrade, ZSR loan threatens

30 Jan 1998

Merrill Lynch consortium takes battle, but not war in $27bn Telebras breakup

30 Jan 1998

Brazil looks to follow success of Argentina as asks for bids for debut euro transaction

30 Jan 1998

SACE and Coface open new asset class

30 Jan 1998

Australian dollars

30 Jan 1998

Coface, Sace create new asset class via securitisation

30 Jan 1998

DMG adds to Earls series

30 Jan 1998

French francs

30 Jan 1998

Danish kroner

30 Jan 1998

EIB set to target US investors with maiden Eu2bn global transaction

30 Jan 1998

Citi sets credit card curve

30 Jan 1998

JB Were and Macquarie ready Aussie TV flotation

30 Jan 1998

Rush of Turkish banks offer 1998 hopes

30 Jan 1998

Nomura takes Slovakia private

30 Jan 1998

Emerging markets debt

30 Jan 1998

Cades builds standing with DM3bn tranche

30 Jan 1998

Luxembourg francs

30 Jan 1998

ASIA

30 Jan 1998

Loan market shakes off its January blues

30 Jan 1998

KfW launches 2-yr jumbo to fill DM yield curve gap

30 Jan 1998

DePfa smashes records with DM4bn Pfandbrief

30 Jan 1998

US dollar straights

30 Jan 1998

Swedish kronor

30 Jan 1998

EUROPE

30 Jan 1998

Joint leads, co-leads, managers of all international bonds -- 1998 (based on equal apportionment) (January 29, 1998)

30 Jan 1998

EASTERN EUROPE

30 Jan 1998

Argentaria set for success as retail buyers fill boots

30 Jan 1998

UNITED KINGDOM

30 Jan 1998

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

30 Jan 1998

NSW poised to mandate banks for jumbo power privatisations as bumper sell-off year begins

30 Jan 1998

Bookrunners of all international bonds -- 1998 (January 29, 1998)

30 Jan 1998

MIDDLE EAST

30 Jan 1998

Cades boosts standing with maiden Deutschmark hit

30 Jan 1998

Buy-outs help to shake off January loan market blues

30 Jan 1998

US$ FRNs

30 Jan 1998

Euros make global mark

30 Jan 1998

IBJ shows CLO demand despite oversupply fears

30 Jan 1998

Argentina brightens tone for Latin credits as Deutschmark and euro issues blow out

30 Jan 1998

NORTH AMERICA

30 Jan 1998

L-Bank launches euro global first

30 Jan 1998

Rating agencies hit Asian credits

30 Jan 1998

Deutschmarks

30 Jan 1998

Swiss francs

30 Jan 1998

Italian lire

30 Jan 1998

JR East follows example of NTT and plans pricing for bond issue next week

30 Jan 1998

IBJ proves CLOs can sell despite long issuer queue

30 Jan 1998

Sterling

30 Jan 1998

INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT

30 Jan 1998

AUSTRALASIA

30 Jan 1998

Alrosa to set $500m debut bond

30 Jan 1998

Texon kicks off junk market with DM245m 10-yr bond

30 Jan 1998

JPM to launch roadshows for $130m Concor offering but valuation fears increase

30 Jan 1998

Retail demand certain to ensure oversubscription for Argentaria

30 Jan 1998

Superliquidity reigns in benchmark issue spree

US AGENCY Fannie Mae will launch the second of its new benchmark notes next week in a deal that confirms frequent issuers' drive towards larger and more liquid transactions than have ever been seen in the Euro and global markets.

30 Jan 1998

SCANDINAVIA

30 Jan 1998

China ITICs feel the heat from Moody's

30 Jan 1998

Argentina double brightens tone for Latin sovereigns

30 Jan 1998

EIB to test US demand for euro in Eu2bn benchmark

30 Jan 1998

Morgan Stanley/Agricole snap state advisories for Air France

30 Jan 1998

Banks await roll call for Petrobras parade

30 Jan 1998

Ecu/euro

30 Jan 1998

Czech korunas

30 Jan 1998

Cremonini lira sets highest yielding corporate offering

30 Jan 1998

CSFB/DMG seek to forge solid global base for AMP

30 Jan 1998

Superliquidity reigns inbenchmark issue spree

US AGENCY Fannie Mae will launch the second of its new benchmark notes next week in a deal that confirms frequent issuers' drive towards larger and more liquid transactions than have ever been seen in the Euro and global markets.

30 Jan 1998

PLDT to slash costs via securitisation

30 Jan 1998

Corporate yield record in Cremonini lira debut

30 Jan 1998

New Zealand dollars

30 Jan 1998

RISK-ADJUSTED RETURN ON CAPITAL

As its name suggests, risk-adjusted return on capital analysis (RAROC) is a method for factoring risk into the computation and evaluation of financial returns.

26 Jan 1998

Italy readies AEM, Alitalia privatisations

23 Jan 1998

Greek drachma

23 Jan 1998

Australian dollars

23 Jan 1998

Thailand considers partial sale of PTTE&P for first southeast Asian privatisation of '98 Teco to lead Taiwan equity-linked trickle

23 Jan 1998

Luxembourg francs

23 Jan 1998

Emerging markets debt

23 Jan 1998

Hungary taps improving credit status with tightly priced DM500m floater

23 Jan 1998

South African rand

23 Jan 1998

HKMC outlines plans for HK$10bn funding in '98

23 Jan 1998

German banks suffer from exposure to Asian troubles

23 Jan 1998

NTT imports Eurobond pricing to Japan's domestic debt market

JAPANESE telecom giant NTT brought its pioneering influence to bear in Japan's domestic bond market again this week with the launch of a ¥100bn 10 year issue using Euromarket pricing features.

23 Jan 1998

Peregrine hopes to keep staff to attract buyers

23 Jan 1998

Allianz, CSFB exchangeables blow out as investors rush to buy European bank stock

23 Jan 1998

European investors rush for Allianz, CSFB deals

23 Jan 1998

Spot-on pricing helps lift Reuters jumbo syndication

23 Jan 1998

AUSTRALASIA

23 Jan 1998

MIDDLE EAST

23 Jan 1998

SCANDINAVIA

23 Jan 1998

Turkey braves volatility to launch first emerging sovereign bond offering

23 Jan 1998