NatWest Markets
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MUFG has hired a banker into a senior job in its financial institutions group team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as the bank looks to further expand headcount in this market.
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Gatwick Airport made a rare solo flight into the sterling bond market on Monday as the pound fell on resurgent Brexit fears, but UK investors were present to support the deal. -
The Bank of England confirmed on Monday it would stress test UK banks for a broader range of potential threats in 2017, as it set out the timetable for the publication of this year’s results.
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Royal Bank of Scotland explained to the market how it plans to structure the group to meet the UK’s ring-fencing rules, with a rebranding of several divisions ahead of the expected implementation date for the rules in January 2019.
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The sterling market's strength was on full display this week, with £1.1bn in new investment grade deals heading into investor pockets — a good sign that supply may be able to replace the BoE’s intended £10bn in purchases.
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A chaotic start to the week for the euro corporate bond market saw one deal pulled on a combination of soured sentiment and aggressive pricing, causing issuers to engage in a balancing act before risk appetite returned in force at the end of the week.
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Investors threw off the caution on Thursday that saw them hesitate over lower-rated investment grade corporate bond deals offering low spreads on earlier in the week.
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Two more sterling benchmarks from investment grade corporates hit the market on Thursday, extending a strong week for bonds in the currency.
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Agence France Trésor tapped into strong pent-up demand to draw a bumper book and print its largest inflation linked benchmark since the 2008 financial crisis — despite offering just a few basis points of new issue premium.
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BASF SE was on Wednesday set to become the first sterling issuer into the primary market with an outstanding bond that is already eligible for purchase under the Bank of England’s Corporate Bond Purchase Scheme, which kicked off on Tuesday.
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The ebullient tone that characterised the first three weeks of September has faded as investors begin to fret over the US presidential election on November 8, but there is still life in the SSA market.
