HSBC
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A hundred investors managing $1.8tr of assets have signed a letter calling on banks to say more about how they are managing the risk of climate change, and to publish a strategy saying how they support the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Guarantor: Financial Market Stabilisation Fund of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Strong short end dollar demand led a host of issuers to print tight deals this week, including one debut. Investor appetite is expected to stay strong, but bankers are sceptical that there will be much supply.
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Investors scrambled for yield in the dollar bond market this week as Concho Resources printed its debut investment grade offering amid nearly $19bn of other corporate offerings.
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Two high quality euro borrowers printed what may be among their last benchmarks of the year this week, squeezing new issue premiums flat to the curve as investors filled their boots.
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Kommuninvest kept up this week’s trend for tightly priced short end dollar deals as it achieved its tightest ever spread to swaps on Thursday. Big demand for short dollar paper is creating a “bid-only” market, according to bankers.
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has set up a subsidiary in Amsterdam, giving it an option for its securities business once the UK leaves the EU.
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Mapletree Logistics Trust sealed an accelerated bookbuild at the top of guidance on Wednesday, raising S$353.5m ($261.8m) from the first step of a two-pronged equity raise to fund the acquisition of a Hong Kong warehouse.
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Tobam has hired Frédéric Jamet as head of trading and co-head of research. Mr Jamet will oversee equities, fixed income, forex and assets. He will be based in Paris but will manage teams on the continent and in Dublin.