Europe
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The European Commission delivered its proposal for Next Generation EU on Wednesday, marking a sea change in the bloc’s relationship with the capital markets as it proposes truly shared borrowing to finance expenditure for the first time. The move could make the Commission the biggest supranational and agency borrower by some distance, Lewis McLellan reports. -
New chair at MUFG's EMEA arm — Jim Cowles turns up at ambitious fintech firm — Citi picks Sansen for trading team
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has reminded issuers and bankers of rules related to inside information and wall-crossings, as it seeks to make sure standards are upheld in busy markets when participants are working from home.
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HSBC Holdings is the latest European financial institution to have looked at launching a new deal for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) while simultaneously announcing tender offers on existing bonds.
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Denmark has made public the mandate it had given earlier this year to three banks to help it prepare to issue the world’s most unusual green bond, as the work is getting to a more advanced stage. A political decision to issue might come towards the end of this year.
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Bank Nederlandse Gementeen (BNG) this week became the latest public sector borrower to hit the 10 year part of the dollar curve with its first such trade since 2016. While demand seems to be starting to slow down for 10 year dollar bonds, SSA bankers say there is still room for more issuers to follow.
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France impressed as it received a record €51bn order book and paid a small new issue premium with its first syndication since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sovereign was joined in the long end of the curve this week by two sub-sovereign borrowers as investor appetite for duration grows, with more supply expected to follow.
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JDE Peet’s, the coffee business owned by JAB Holdings, closed the books on its IPO after an accelerated roadshow that lasted only three days. The transaction still attracted huge demand from investors eager to buy into the only sizeable IPO in the market.
