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The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has had to row back on fines for four Nordic banks for issuing credit ratings, after an appeal board found that the banks had not broken the rules negligently. -
If A1/A+ rated BASF was worried its credit rating would drop, S&P Global has given it some good news. On Thursday, the agency said it expected the chemical producer's Monday profit warning to have only a moderate impact on Its credit ratings. But a gloomy outlook still hangs over the chemicals sector, and companies in the low triple-B band may well have a tougher time in the bond market.
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Debt investors are looking at the leveraged bid for German retailer Metro AG by two private investors with uncertainty. Many questions remain about the outcome of the proposed deal, including the fate of Metro’s existing debt.
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NatWest Markets has published a free online calculator market participants can use to work out compounded daily Sonia — the rate that looks set to replace sterling Libor from January 2022.
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The Bank of England said that the proportion of new highly leveraged loans would swell from 18% of the market to 28%, once add-backs and subsequent borrowing were included, taking overall leverage levels in the market above those prevailing in 2007.
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened a large number of whistleblowing cases related to behaviour and culture at investment banks, according to data obtained by GlobalCapital. This corresponds to a broader push by the regulator to look beyond traditional misconduct issues.
