Europe
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The European Commission has delivered its proposal for an EU recovery fund. It may not be full debt mutualisation nor a solution to low European growth, but it is a huge step forward. -
Neoen, the French solar and wind energy producer, has issued the first green convertible bond in Europe — and investors’ eager reception of the deal suggests these instruments could be as popular in the equity-linked market as they have become in the straight bond market.
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BBVA surprised market participants by becoming the first bank to issue a Covid-19 response bond in Europe this week. There will be follow-on deals as the format catches on in credit markets — high grade corporates are looking to do deals too — but it is unlikely to be exploited as widely as it has been in the SSA market. David Freitas and Mike Turner report.
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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.
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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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