Banks

Vienna-based supranational hopes to maintain regular issuance as it plans to gradually fund more in coming years

Several future hires to follow to enhance SocGen’s ESG and sustainability standing

Multilateral development banks embark on learning curve of ‘extremely useful and powerful’ instrument

New asset class firmly established as AfDB achieves the investor base and pricing it wanted, says treasurer

Participants anticipate a push to 15 year frontier in covered bonds as duration demand drives all of FIG

JP Morgan is forging even greater integration with a new look commercial and investment bank as Daniel Pinto’s 12 year reign comes to a close

◆ Deal works for all as issuer gains better standing with rating agencies ◆ Stream of FRNs helps with fair value assessment ◆ Green element lowers issuer’s borrowing costs

Early exit from blackout brings first mover advantage, as Swiss market shows it can offer size

◆ Deal priced tight by a number of metrics ◆ Hefty oversubscription shows robust demand for FIG capital ◆ Trade clears flat to fair value compared with 10bp-15bp NIP for senior preferred at start of January

London-listed business closes syndication on acquisition finance

Joint Lander #64 and Eurofima take euros while EBRD goes for sterling

Selling NatWest shares on the cheap to retail investors risks political controversy and won’t boost interest in the UK’s downtrodden equity market