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United Overseas Bank is set to end an absence of two years from the Singapore dollar bond market, and is taking orders for a Basel III additional tier one capital trade.

Boubyan Bank has printed its $250m perpetual Basel III compliant tier one issue only around 100bp wide of its majority owner, National Bank of Kuwait, with books at pricing in excess of $1.3bn.

HSBC has appointed Franck Lacour head of equities EMEA, a role he takes on while keeping his responsibilities as global head of equities trading.

Spain has nipped in ahead of its eurozone periphery peer Italy, mandating banks for a debut 50 year euro benchmark on the same day that the Community of Madrid had a strong showing at the short end and Greek yields rallied across the curve.

A shift in a cross currency basis swap rate is behind a spurt of issuance in Hong Kong dollars, said bankers.

Agence France Locale is set to bring its second ever syndication on Wednesday, after unveiling details of the trade on Tuesday.

Boubyan Bank has launched its tier one sukuk, hitting its size target of $250m and setting final pricing well inside initial price guidance.

Loans for financial institutions continue to flourish in general syndication, with deals for State Bank of India and Malaysia's Maybank progressing smoothly.

Banco de Bogotá’s new subordinated bonds closed higher in the grey market on Monday after the Colombian bank offered a hefty new issue premium that left investors who liked the issuer chuffed at the fact the deal had come on a tough day.

Sif Group, the Dutch maker of tubes for the offshore wind, oil and gas sectors, has brought back its postponed IPO with a compressed bookbuild that began today and will finish on Wednesday.

African Export-Import Bank has mandated six banks for a benchmark dollar bond roadshow that starts on Thursday.

The Community of Madrid is preparing its first syndicated bond in a year, as the Republic of Italy considers following the lead of France and Belgium by publically issuing a 50 year bond.