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A double digit premium to the dollar curve lured in overseas buyers, who took a 'large chunk' of the bonds
Investors have lots of cash and are eager for new issuance
Investors are keen for new bonds and better rated borrowers may not want to issue in numbers
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South Africa is already bearing the fruits of Cyril Ramaphosa’s two month tenure as president. Renewed buoyancy is fuelling business confidence, driving down asset prices, and supporting a strong pipeline of capital markets activity in both debt and equity, write Virginia Furness and Sam Kerr. -
Barclays Africa Group made full use of the positive momentum that followed fellow South African bank FirstRand’s dollar tier two to price its own deal with a lower yield this week, despite investors initially asking for a pick up over FirstRand.
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One of the drawbacks of the strong growth in interest in responsible investing is that many investors only want to take conventional kinds of risk — such as buying large, liquid equities or investment grade bonds. But a report out this week suggests even small, obscure impact investments have a safe risk profile — perhaps even better than mainstream investments.
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Two banks have poached members of BNP Paribas’ emerging markets sales and trading team.
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Swiss franc bond market players are conflicted about the substantial slide in the Swiss franc, which has lost about 3.5% of its value against both the euro and dollar in the past two months.
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Boutique investment bank SC Lowy signalled the potential it sees in the Italian banking sector through its acquisition of Credito di Romagna this week. Michel Löwy, CEO of the firm, also views it as a way to expand the firm’s European leveraged finance operations.
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