Banks

Sovereign to focus on preserving and injecting secondary liquidity next

Ex-banker joins trading platform as demand for digitisation grows

◆ Issuance may be concentrated on Tuesday after a single deal on Monday ◆ Prospects for euro paper brighter than dollars ◆ AT1s in any currency likely to do well in this market

◆ Callable FRN structure is ’positive evolution’ ◆ Longer fixed tranche draws €5.6bn orders ◆ Duration for high quality names still sought

Barclays’ Faruqui will replace Hart at the UK M&A regulator

German issuer set to brave the market during a data and holiday filled period

After CVC's successful IPO last week, Spain's Puig has taken this week's spotlight

Dutch lender came 1bp inside recent 12 year German deals

Fonplata, Province of Manitoba and AFL are the latest SSA issuers to look to Swiss francs

In European mergers and acquisitions, UBS is enjoying its best run for years, especially in the UK, as bankers from the paired firms work together

The bloc's bonds outperformed swaps and France but views still mixed as to the issuer’s true status

◆ Volatility spikes across markets and asset classes ◆ Citi differentiates from peers by funding at short end too ◆ Amex shows demand for FIG bonds as it issues senior and subordinated debt with negative NIP