Lloyds re-opens Maple market, investors wary

Bankers welcomed this week’s C$500m ($521m) deal from Lloyds as a positive signal for the market, but said that they did not expect it to herald a rush of other deals from foreign issuers. After suffering severe blows during the financial crisis, Canadian investors are still wary of non-domestic borrowers, and the sector has been quiet for the first three months of the year.