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Dollars burst into life on Monday with Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and FMO opening books, as bankers away from the deals point to the ‘EIB effect’ in making the market too hot to resist. -
Ken Brown, until last year head of global finance for EMEA at Nomura, has joined Barclays as chairman of its equity capital markets business in Europe and the Middle East.
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There has been no covered message sent on the IPO of Finablr, the financial holding company which owns Travelex, though the deal is set to close today, Monday May 13. The banks are still working hard to close the book on schedule.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank placed itself among the very top supranational names in the capital markets this week when its highly anticipated debut bond was priced in line with the likes of the World Bank and European Investment Bank. AIIB aims to become a regular issuer of debt, issuing across various currencies and structures to build a diversified funding programme.
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Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group kept the sterling covered bond market busy this week with Sonia-linked trades that drew strong demand and were priced with no new issue premium.
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European corporate bond investors showed they were hungry for paper on Thursday, despite the gloom infecting equity markets this week about the prospect of a restart to the China-US trade war. A flurry of issuers came to the market, hot from roadshows, and got plenty of over-subscription while slashing their spreads by 20bp to 30bp.
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Schlesinger leaves Santander – New responsibilities for Ross – Soc Gen shuffles markets top brass
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Ireland set a new order book record when it issued a curve-extending long 30 year bond on Thursday.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) positioned itself among the very highest credits on Thursday with its capital markets debut, selling a five year global dollar benchmark bond that bankers said was priced similarly to top rated supranational debt from issuers like the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.
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Chinese online tutorial platform GSX Techedu is seeking approval for an American Depository Shares (ADS) listing on Nasdaq, as fellow Chinese company DouYu waits for more stable market conditions before commencing pre-marketing for its own $500m ADS offering.
