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Swiss bank is growing its client base on a global scale but without trying to be 'everything to everyone'
◆ Dazzling feats of issuance in public sector bond market but signs of wariness persist ◆ How banks have derisked May issuance ◆ Corporate bond investors stick around
◆ Fatigue visible in sterling FIG as Westfield secured bond also grabs attention ◆ UniCredit funds in line with euros ◆ Nova Scotia comes flat to dollars
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Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
Tweaks to trading book rules will be next stage of competition
Come May, current dollar market's gain may turn into euro pipeline's pain
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China Citic Bank International has sold a $600m Basel III compliant additional tier one bond, ahead of plans to call one of its other bank capital trades later this year. -
BlackRock, the world’s largest investor, has upped its game on engaging with companies about environmental, social and governance issues this year, especially climate change, under a new manager. But responsible investment supporters are still hoping for more progress, and that the big investors will make the link between their engagement activities and their support for capital markets issues.
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The European Central Bank made a bold change to its monetary policy on Thursday, effectively pushing any prospect of interest rate hikes into the distant future, making them unlikely before the middle of the decade. Frank Jackman, Lewis McLellan and Burhan Khadbai report.
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Communication is the only real policy tool where the European Central Bank still has wiggle room.
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Borrowers should be encouraged by the recent performance in credit, which has held rock steady amid rising uncertainty.
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The ratio of encumbered assets over total assets increased by its largest ever margin last year, according to a report this week from the European Banking Authority, which attributed the increase to lenders making “extensive use” of central bank facilities during the pandemic.
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