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The World Bank issued its first Norwegian krone bond since 2002 on Tuesday with US investors, unusually for the currency, taking a big portion of the deal.
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Commerzbank sold a ¥10bn ($109m) five year fixed rate note via UBS on Thursday as sales of MTNs in the currency picked up on account of the start of the new Japanese financial year. The par-priced note pays a 1.4% coupon.
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Structured flows in the EMTN market were almost non-existent this week as activity in callable zeros ground to a halt. The decline is likely due to changes in swaps.
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The European Covered Bond Council has led calls for covered bonds to be included in a narrow definition of highly liquid assets for liquidity buffers that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is proposing, saying that the haircuts covered bonds would face under the plan are "completely inappropriate".
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General Electric Capital Corp issued the largest deal in the otherwise quiet Swiss franc market this week as narrowing arbitrage opportunities took their toll on sales.
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A Eu1bn three year public sector backed deal for La Caixa was this week’s only Eu1bn-plus benchmark covered bond, with the pace of supply slowing markedly in comparison with previous weeks.
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Dealers of private EMTNs: Non-syndicated deals for less than $250m excluding financial repackaged SPVs, GSE issuers, self-led deals and issues with a term of less than 365 days.
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Anglo Irish Banking Corp issued its first private placement under the eligible liabilities guarantee (ELG) scheme on Wednesday, as dealers reported some return in confidence in Irish banks,
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More Swiss companies are choosing to finance with bonds rather than bank credit, capitalising on their rarity value.
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Helaba launched its first jumbo Pfandbrief in six years on Wednesday, a Eu1bn seven year issue that was priced flat to agencies after meeting, in the words of one syndicate official, with a "complete stampede" of demand.
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International Finance Corp this week launched its inaugural green bond, following a template set by the World Bank as it earmarked proceeds from the issue for environmental projects.