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GC Asia
The Weekly
Public Sector
News
- SNCF brings century bond
- Laender expected to follow Schleswig-Holstein into long end
- KfW debuts green framework in Hong Kong dollars
- MuniFin eyes insurers following Solvency II amendment
- Record breaking rates have room to grind lower
- Asian fixed income behemoths team up for green bonds
- Central banks should publish compounded post-Libor rates
- Gilt yields plunge despite portents
- FMS-W appoints new treasury head
Bond Comments
Financial Institutions
News
- Bank capital investors preach discipline amid new QE hype
- 'Reality sinking in' over negative yielding new issues, say FIG bankers
- HSBC fires starting gun on second half AT1 supply
- New issue premiums need recalibrating after the summer, say FIG bankers
- EC calls on EBA to assess Basel IV impact on TLAC
- Lloyds follows UBS into dollars as spreads underperform in Europe
- MunHyp drives Swiss yields to new lows
- ‘Asymmetric' risk builds in covered bonds
Derivatives
- NSE and SGX make move for peace with index hub
- Trade war stirs 'frenzy' in SGX USD/CNH futures
- Nomura’s Instinet hires new EMEA execution head
- Tarbert adds to bench with CFTC hires
- Record levels reached in iBoxx TRS
- BAML puts vol indices on ICE
- Eurex powers up double digit trading boost
- SEF volumes pop up for July
Corporate Bonds
Syndicated loans and leveraged finance
Investment grade or Non-leveraged loans
Leveraged finance loans
- Lenders urged to deploy 'carrot and stick' early on debt restructuring
- KKR to bolster Axel Springer buyout package with €935m loan
- Sirius Minerals down to last chance as investors shun risky mining project
- Redding Ridge picks up CLO portfolio manager from Pretium
- Barings extends lending push with €1.5bn fund
Emerging Markets
Equity
- Strong demand for €52.3m block in Italian NPL servicer
- ECM investors fret over IPO supply
- Russian IPOs on ice as listed market shrinks
- ECM bankers thankful for summer lull as stocks sell off
- Snap issues maiden convertible bond after share rally
- ECM turns bearish on September after equity and rates volatility smash the fragile summer peace
