Nomura
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Nomura has brought a senior banker back into its fold to lead the convertible bond origination business in Asia ex-Japan, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia. -
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Signs emerged in the SSA market this week that not all SRI bonds are equally worthwhile as far as investors are concerned, particularly when market conditions are not ideal. A series of bonds with a green label went through with little difficulty but a pair of social bonds were undersubscribed. Craig McGlashan reports.
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Dollar investors gave public sector issuers something to think about on Wednesday, as a pair of SRI bonds had very different receptions. One aggressively priced deal struggled to reach full subscription while another offering some concession grew by a half. World Bank is up next in the currency, though in conventional format, and bankers believe the trade will indicate the market’s direction.
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The Inter-American Development Bank mandated banks on Tuesday for its second benchmark social bond.
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Nomura has moved to plug a gap in its industrials practice with the recruitment of a former senior banker from HSBC.
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An SSA bond and covered bond trader who was on indefinite leave from his desk following the launch of an investigation into the SSA market by the US Department of Justice in 2015 is back at work, GlobalCapital understands. His return has come as a US court dismissed a lawsuit related to the investigation.
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The African Development Bank and Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten kept the positive momentum going in the dollar SSA market this week with blowout five year benchmark trades on Thursday.
