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PIF's commercial paper programmes have been rated by S&P
EDF and Mowi tapped private placements in their home currencies
SSA issuers extend their hot run in the private market, crowding into the short end of the curve
Banks crowd the short end in another busy week for private placements
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Lloyds TSB bucked the trend of banks reducing their commercial paper issuance as the end of the first quarter approaches, printing two large clips on Thursday and boosting its total outstanding volume as a result.
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A new swaps market based on the Repurchase Overnight Index Average (Ronia) benchmark could drag the opaque practices of repo into the spotlight at a time when the industry faces increasing scrutiny from regulators as part of a global crackdown on the shadow banking sector.
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Bank issuers have raised a post-financial crisis record volume in the MTN market in the first quarter of the year as the European Central Bank’s liquidity support boosted investor confidence in the sector and allowed well-funded borrowers to opportunistically pick off demand.
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Sweden’s SBAB Bank this week followed up investor relations work in Japan to market a Samurai deal in 2011 with its first Uridashi trades for several years.
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The City of Stockholm on Tuesday sold one of its largest ever dollar CP trades, taking advantage of a favourable basis swap. It raised the limit on its dollar commercial paper programme earlier in the month.
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The threat of American-style regulation loomed large over European money market funds, following comments by the chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority this week.