Nomura
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The World Bank sold its first 10 year euro benchmark since 2009 on Tuesday, with the supranational going slightly through its own curve on its return, according to onlooking SSA bankers. -
The Nordic Investment Bank’s $1bn no-grow five year passed easily through the market on Tuesday. Syndicate bankers away from the trade said the market is so receptive that any top tier dollar trade at that maturity is going to succeed.
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Dollars burst into life on Monday with Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and FMO opening books, as bankers away from the deals point to the ‘EIB effect’ in making the market too hot to resist.
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City of Paris mandated banks on Monday for a new 20 year bond that will extend its curve to 2039.
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Viva Biotech Holdings has pulled off an impressive HK$1.52bn ($194m) Hong Kong IPO, striking retail gold as the local public swamped the deal, grabbing half of the stock for themselves. The high level of retail interest is a rarity for IPOs in the city and something that is often unwanted, bringing potential wild price swings to a stock soon after listing, say some bankers. But others foresee enough institutional demand to swallow any bulk selling in the first days of trading. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Brazilian meatpacker Marfrig will meet US bond investors next week as it looks to take condition of plentiful demand for assets to finance a buy-back of existing bonds.
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Syndicate bankers are expecting Kangaroo issuance to wane as the Japanese market shuts down this weekend for an extended holiday and Australia’s inflation outlook worsens.
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Nomura announced in its results on Thursday that its wholesale business made a loss both in the fourth quarter and in the year as a whole. The Japanese bank is looking to cut back the division.
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Viva Biotech Holdings has kicked off bookbuilding for its Hong Kong listing, eyeing proceeds of up to HK$1.52bn ($194m). The firm has secured the support of Chinese state-owned giant Sinopharm.
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NatWest Markets has hired an experienced covered bond trader from Nomura. The move is the latest example of staff swapping between the two firms, but also underscores the UK’s bank ambitions plans.
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