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First Abu Dhabi Bank signalled its intention to tap the sterling bond market on Monday, announcing investor calls for a short dated offering. -
Piraeus Bank has mandated lead managers for the sale of a new tier two, as it looks to follow the success of its compatriot Alpha Bank. Greek banks have emerged as big winners in the secondary market recently, with investors shrugging off risks and focusing on ‘only the positives’.
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Thailand’s Central Retail Corp has priced the country’s largest IPO near the top of the marketed range, netting Bt71bn ($2.3bn) by navigating a volatile stock market.
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SEB found calm conditions in the euro market this week as it paid a small new issue premium to launch a bail-inable senior bond on the back of its recent results announcement.
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Banco Santander included a small premium in the pricing for its latest non-preferred senior bond this week, as the bank looked ahead to a busy year for issuance in the asset class.
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Midea removed from MSCI indices — Natixis' asset management arm makes senior China hire — ICBC Asia hires two loans bankers from Hang Seng – Nomura hires Asia M&A joint head
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Nomura has hired Pei Shen Chou as joint head of its mergers and acquisition team in Asia, in a move to grow the bank’s M&A business in the region.
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Marco Acaia has joined Nomura as a managing director in the consumer and retail coverage team.
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Thailand’s Central Retail Corp is on track to launch the country’s largest IPO, with bookbuilding for the deal set to open on January 20, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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The dollar SSA bond market, unfettered by geopolitical volatility, enjoyed an excellent week, although it is still lagging behind the euro market in terms of overall supply.
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A pair of Asian SSA issuers joined a busy dollar market on Wednesday, bringing three and 10 year deals. Demand for three year dollar paper is high, with two more issuers set to join the fray on Thursday.
