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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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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has settled a legal dispute with its former controlling shareholder, clearing a major source of uncertainty that had been dragging on its efforts to find a buyer. -
Two Cypriot banks, Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank, had their ratings upgraded by Moody’s on Thursday, as the agency took into account the start of the pair’s respective minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) journeys.
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The UK government has announced its intention to dispose of some of its remaining 54.7% stake in NatWest, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland, through a pre-arranged trading plan which will see the government sell up to a 15% stake in the bank.
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Sustainable covered bond issuance could hit a record high in 2021, and with the ECB considering introducing mandatory climate disclosures for its collateral and purchase programmes, analysts expect the sector to find growing market support over the next few years.
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The European Commission will have completed a legislative proposal for the finalisation of Basel III by early October, according to a new agenda published this week.
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Nordea said on Wednesday that it had received its final minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) last quarter. The Finnish firm is looking to put a greater emphasis on non-preferred senior debt, rebalancing regulatory resources away from equity and ordinary senior bonds.
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