Citi
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A veteran Citi banker who had been with the US firm for nearly two decades has joined CMB International Singapore. -
Following investor calls last Friday, two public sector borrowers hit the market for new dollar bonds on Monday, with IDB Invest going for a three year maturity and the Japan International Cooperation Agency making a rare appearance for a 10 year trade.
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The Emirate of Sharjah has mandated banks for a dollar Formosa bond. Some say the market is becoming an increasingly popular one for emerging market issuers to tap.
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Gland Pharma, a subsidiary of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, has filed preliminary IPO documents with India’s securities regulator for a listing.
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Thai oil and gas company PTT Public Co sold the first 50 year bond from an Asian corporation on Thursday, raising $700m from a tightly-priced deal.
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BBVA has become the first bank to print a green additional tier one (AT1) deal. When it was issued this week, it proved that the demand for socially responsible investments (SRI) extends to the riskiest of asset classes, meaning other banks are certain to bring out their own versions of the trade, writes David Freitas.
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Following the sale of its third syndication of the year this week — a €3bn inflation-linked bond — France does not expect to bring any more public benchmarks in 2020.
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Insurance companies saw a favourable window of opportunity this week to sell subordinated debt. Assicurazioni Generali, Crédit Agricole Assurances and CCR Re benefited from the supportive backdrop to raise tier two bonds.
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Emerging market corporate bond supply grew on Thursday, with a strong showing from the Central and Eastern European region added to by Czech Gas Networks.
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Philip Brown and Sanaa Mehra are leading a new unit at Citi, the latest the bank has designed for its sustainable finance business.
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France hit screens with a 15 year inflation-linked bond on Wednesday, raising €3bn with its first syndicated linker since 2018, capitalising on growing demand for inflation-linked products.
