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◆ Books peak above €6.9bn ◆ Pricing competitive to food group peers ◆ Proceeds to refinance outstanding debt
◆ Largest Czech bank tightened spread by 8bp ◆ Subsidiary of Erste Group announced mandate on Monday ◆ 'Arithmetically, there is no FV', a banker said
◆ Second biggest Swiss deal from a foreign borrower ◆ Front end takes the largest bite ◆ International issuance in the currency surges in 2026
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Is finance about to break out of the cocoon in which it has pupated for decades, and become a completely different life form? -
The European Commission signalled this week that it would extend regulation into many more aspects of sustainable finance, driving an agenda that could change the role of capital markets in society. But although responsible investing experts welcomed it, the complex package of at least 30 measures is likely to provoke a wide variety of reactions, from enthusiastic support to complaints that it is too slow and unambitious, to outright opposition. Jon Hay reports.
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A sharp and mysterious drop in US Treasury yields blindsided investors this week, which swiftly fed through to European markets. The moves came perilously close to wreaking havoc in primary markets and issuers in many asset classes are thinking twice before pressing ahead with issuance, write Richard Metcalf, Lewis McLellan, Bill Thornhill, Mike Turner and Oliver West.
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Enel smashed a series of records when it came to the dollar market with a $4bn sustainability-linked bond on Wednesday.
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Central bank policy is expected to create eye-catching arbitrage funding opportunities for high grade US companies in euros, with tens of billions worth of Reverse Yankee bonds forecast for the back end of this year. Meanwhile, the dollar market remained a strong draw for European companies this week despite rates volatility, after Enel printed the largest ever sustainability-linked bond. Mike Turner reports.
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How to respond to climate change and environmental sustainability were “of central importance” in the European Central Bank’s review of its monetary policy framework, the ECB said on Thursday as it published the results of the long-awaited review. It has designed a detailed roadmap for incorporating climate considerations across its monetary policy activities, including corporate bond purchases — but environmentalists are likely to be disappointed with the slow pace of reform.
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