Issues

HSBC leads Yankee charge as banks took advantage of tight spreads to bring forward 2025 funding plans and fulfil some of their riskier commitments

Interest from assets managers led the German bank to issue a rare fixed rate sterling deal

There was no clear reason why local banks were not picked, sources said, for first time in 17 years

Fresh supply sets 'encouraging' tone for January — but issuers should expect to still pay up

There is no crock of equity gold at the end of the rainbow

Politicians and corporations could try to ban pension funds and asset managers considering environmental and social issues

Big order books and political changes to come raise chance of opportunistic issuance continuing deep into end of year

Local banks play a vital role for the country in both domestic and international capital markets

Banco BPM scoops 5% of Monte dei Paschi from the state

◆ Supra returns after two-year hiatus ◆ Deal reopens SSA benchmark issuance, paused since late October ◆ Relative value in focus after end of ECB buying, recent swap moves

Co-head of EMEA equities business Suneel Hargunani leaves after 24 years

◆ Deutsche prints popular €1.5bn deal as investors fight for higher absolute yield ◆ Yield chase prevalent in dollars a day after return of tier ones ◆ SocGen, NatWest market dollar AT1s