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The slide in French government bonds this week raises concerns for the country's banks and companies
Budget crisis may give way to election agony
◆ OAT rout puts French borrowers in awkward spot ◆ Sterling FRNs: a popular underdog ◆ Emerging market secondary bonds lose relevance
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Higher new issue premiums make deals shine amid market volatility
Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
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Van Lanschot decided not to go ahead with its first additional tier one after opening books on Monday, a few days after Volksbank Wien had to postpone a similar transaction. -
Gulf International Bank has cancelled a five year dollar bond that it began roadshowing at the end of September.
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ProCredit Holding, which owns a group of commercial banks focused on SME lending across Europe and South America, is planning to issue its debut green bond.
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Volatility in Asian dollar bonds has put the focus on marketing tactics deployed by banks, and in particular some Chinese securities houses, to win over investors — tactics that are distorting price discovery and putting pressure on the secondary market. Are standards falling in the region? Rashmi Kumar finds out.
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HSBC has hired Peter Enns from Goldman Sachs as its global head of FIG, a major hire after the publication of an anonymous memo criticising the firm's investment banking strategy.
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Afreximbank was able to launch a $500m five year dollar transaction, pulling in the spread despite what a banker at one of the leads called 'choppy conditions'.
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