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GlobalCapital's Covered Bond Awards 2026: winners revealed

The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate the deals, institutions and individuals that have made their mark over the past year

GlobalCapital, September 25, 2026

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Upset Bank Robber In Trouble Standing In Front Of Locked Vault Door Hearing Siren

Solvency II reform is not enough

Until EU insurers can hold securitizations in matching adjustment portfolios, the market will not get the money it needs most

Sarah Ainsworth, September 24, 2026

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French protest against Sebastien Lecornu, Sep 2025 from Alamy Sep 2026.jpg

France: 110bp over Bunds could be just the start

Budget crisis may give way to election agony

Addison Gong, September 24, 2026

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Gloucester, UK. The annual cheese rolling race held at Coopers Hill, Brockworth outside Gloucester. Competitors race down the extremly steep slippery hill chasing a double Gloucester cheese, the winner of each race recieves the cheese as thier prize.

Wide triple-A spreads may slow CLO market’s headlong issuance charge

If leveraged loan spreads stay tight, CLO managers will need lower triple-A liability pricing to raise equity for future deals

Thomas Hopkins, September 22, 2026

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Close-up vintage map of the Middle East featuring Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, and surrounding regions.

Gulf private placements were still a good solution

Secondary market selling of private bonds may be wreaking havoc with the primary market for public debt but the trades were still the right thing to do

Francesca Young, September 22, 2026

Polls and Awards

GlobalCapital's 2026 Americas Derivatives Awards: the winners

The Americas derivatives market gathered in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement across the industry

GlobalCapital, September 18, 2026