Atanas Dinov

Could AI revive real intelligence in investment banking?

◆ How worrying is Section 899? ◆ A summer of toil for public sector issuers ◆ Seesawing curves in FIG

Jon Hay, June 06, 2025

Senior Debt

RBC completes hat trick with €1bn floater

◆ Euro deal is Canadian bank’s third after US and Canadian dollar prints ◆ Short-end floating rate debt remains popular among investors and issuers ◆ RBC prints flat to its home market

Atanas Dinov, June 06, 2025

People and Markets

President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Gahr Store of Norway, Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the West Wing Lobby of the White House.

Europe's capital markets fumble with shadowy US tax threat

Section 899 has passed its first legal hurdle, and could shake up Europe's bond market

Mike Turner, June 06, 2025

FIG

Group of hikers queing to climb up Mount Rysy (2501m), highest summit of Slovakia and peaks of the Tatras, showcasing overtourism in summer

As ECB rates bottom out, will covered bonds or senior win?

Dance between secured and unsecured FIG bonds puzzles bankers

Atanas Dinov, June 06, 2025

Covered Bond Deal Reviews

ARCHIV - Die Zentrale der Bayern LB in Muenchen, aufgenommen am 1. Dezember 2008. Die von Milliardenverlusten gebeutelte BayernLB will die staatlichen Beihilfen zurueckzahlen, wenn sie die Gewinnzone erreicht. Das kuendigte der neue Chef Gerd Haeusler in

BayernLB taps different investors with 'new adventure' in dollars

◆ Bank's first dollar benchmark bond for 10 years ◆ Most of paper sold outside Dach ◆ Diversification achieved at a cost to euros

Atanas Dinov, June 05, 2025

Covered Bond Deal Reviews

Signage outside HSBC bank, City of London, London, UK

HSBC UK 'shakes off doubters' with €750m covered bond debut

◆ Bank regains access to euro covered bonds after selling previous issuers ◆ Deal prices in line with Australian and Canadian paper... ◆... allaying concerns about LCR eligibility

Atanas Dinov, June 04, 2025