Issues

◆ Markets plead for regs pause ◆ Barclays' new strategy ◆ Middle East ECM to take it up a gear

Smaller, weaker FIG issuers bathe in spotlight as anything and everything sells

Hopes rise that acquisition funding could turn a normal year great for corporate debt

Are EU bonds too cheap, or are the likes of EIB and KfW too expensive?

Investors are hungry for higher yielding FIG bonds

Venkat wants to generate higher returns in investment banking without increasing its capital

European insurers' debt issuance volumes are forecasted to increase by 50%-90% this year, with a steady flow of deals from the second quarter. The question is how much of this will be net new capital?

◆ Mizuho and Westpac NZ the only FIG issuers in dollars this week ◆ After each raised $1.5bn in dual tranchers, monthly volume pushed to $28bn ◆ Market focus also on Capital One's acquisition of Discover

The strong market conditions are tempting cash rich issuers

The Single Markets Obstacles compendium lists barriers to single market and calls for ‘rebalancing’ away from over-regulation

Saudi Aramco follow-on could hit $20bn

Strong outing from supra despite swap-spread vol