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Late Labor Day this year and mid-September FOMC will constrain September issuance window
◆ Greek bank's first issuance of the year ◆ Tenor and IPTs attracted domestic and international demand ◆ Deal praised for its strong execution
The Reserve Bank of India's subsidised window for raising foreign currency borrowing has accelerated the country's banks' dollar issuance blitz
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Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
The single currency stands out as the most attractive funding source while the US dollar market remains open in size
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Credit investors are pleased with how banks performed in the EU stress test, though the sector lost more capital on average than it did in the previous exercise in 2018. The market was even sanguine about Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which will be able to stick to its ‘fallback’ plan despite losing all its capital under the adverse scenario. -
Barclays has proven the financial institutions bond market is still open for business in early August, after attracting strong demand on Monday for a large euro senior deal.
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Nivaura, the fintech firm seeking to digitise primary markets using blockchain technology, has appointed a new chief executive officer.
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Macau's Luso International Bank sold an additional tier one bond last Friday, raising $248m.
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Morgan Stanley ventured north of the 49th parallel this week to visit a Maple bond market that is on course for its busiest year for financial institutions issuance since the 2008 financial crisis.
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The Bank of Cyprus had its covered bond rating bumped up by Moody’s this week, as the agency considered the recent upgrades to the sovereign and issuer ratings, as well as “positive developments of the Cypriot housing market”.
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