German Sovereign
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Sterling is set to play a bigger part in the socially responsible bond market as a result of incoming reforms that are putting the pressure on UK pension funds to focus on environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors in their investments, writes Burhan Khadbai.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia was flooded with demand for its 30 year euro benchmark this week as investors braced themselves for the European Central Bank’s meeting on Thursday, in which it laid down the groundwork for a rate cut in September and additional quantitative easing.
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A treasury head at a German agency, which he helped set up from scratch, has left after nine years to return to the banking sector.
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NRW.Bank had the dollar market to itself this week, and issuance is expected to continue trickling next week with Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust poised with a trade.
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NRW.Bank is taking indications of interest on a five year benchmark trade, though syndicate bankers still expect there to be a fizzle rather than a bang of SSA dollar issuance this week.
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Investors brushed off the coronation of a new pro-Brexit prime minister in the UK on Tuesday to pile into a KfW trade and set a new size record for the sterling SSA green bond market.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia was flooded with demand for its 30 year euro benchmark on Tuesday as investors braced for the European Central Bank's meeting on Thursday, in which it is expected to lay the groundwork for a rate cut in September.
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KfW picked banks on Monday for its first green bond in sterling since July 2015, as it increases the volume of its green bonds under its new framework.
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The State of North Rhine Westphalia mandated banks on Monday for a 30 year euro benchmark, ahead of a highly anticipated European Central Bank meeting later in the week, in which analysts expect the central bank to hint at a rate cut in September.
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