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Motability Operations Group, the UK non-profit company that leases cars to disabled people, will only issue social bonds in future, after successfully using the format for the first time last week. -
Spreads have moved away from their tightest levels, but issuers do not seem put off. France will extend the flood of long end deals with its first 50 year OAT syndication in almost five years on Tuesday.
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Erste Group Bank was first out of the blocks this week to tap the euro market for senior preferred paper, with the lack of competing supply allowing the bank to target 'pricing over size', according to one of the leads.
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Peter Enns, most recently global co-head of advisory and investment banking coverage (AIBC) at HSBC, is set to be the next chief financial officer at insurer Chubb.
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Chinese companies were undeterred from selling bonds last Friday, usually a quiet day of the week for deal flow, with four borrowers raising funds.
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BOC Aviation followed Singapore Airlines into the bond market this week, bagging $400m amid a boost in sentiment around the travel industry.
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The frenetic pace of dollar bond issuance from Greater China continued on Thursday as three property companies and two government linked names courted investors.
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A book of more than €55bn for a €10bn bond priced with a new issue premium of 1bp would be a gratifying outcome for any sovereign issuer. But Wednesday's syndication for Spain instead attracted robust criticism over price moves during bookbuilding which derailed what was on course to be the biggest order book in bond market history.
