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The World Cup is being played outside European trading hours, but don't underestimate its potential for disruption
Hybrid capital is open to the big US tech companies. But who needs an umbrella when the sun is shining?
◆ UMG takes €1bn with first public trade in three years ◆ Trade punches through fair value ◆ Investors not concerned by AI or M&A
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Bond market participants will be on tenterhooks for the European Central Bank’s latest monetary policy decision on Thursday. The rapidity of the European recovery, and the apparent return of inflation have stoked fears that the ECB would begin to discuss tapering its asset purchase programmes. -
Edenred, the French provider of pre-paid corporate vouchers, is the latest European company to sell a sustainability-linked convertible bond, replicating a structure that has become popular in the regular bond market.
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Moody’s has torn up one of the shibboleths of the Schuldschein market — that its borrowers are worthy of investment grade ratings. On Wednesday, the rating agency said a number of borrowers from the car parts sector were overleveraged and not profitable enough. Investors appear to share these worries, but the Schuldschein market offers them little protection and there is no reliable secondary market for them to sell into.
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SSAB, the Swedish steelmaker whose blast furnaces account for 10% of Swedish and 7% of Finnish reported carbon emissions, has launched a sustainability-linked bond in Swedish kronor. It wants to cut its emissions 35% between 2018 and 2032 as part of a transition to fossil-free steel.
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US-based battery maker Energizer launched a €650m eight year unsecured bond on Wednesday, intending to refinance its 2026 notes, cut interest costs and push out its maturities.
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Kaisa Group Holdings battled a volatile market for Chinese high yield issuers on Tuesday when it kicked off a $280m tap, as news around banks’ exposure to peer property credits rattled investors.
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