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Interbank rates reached levels of volatility never before seen this week.
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No securitisation issuers braved the market turmoil this week, but two deals were priced and retained.
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UniCredit and Dexia took the top honours at The Cover/EuroWeek Covered Bond Awards 2008 at the Hotel George V in Paris last Thursday evening (September 25), winning best bank for covered bonds and best issuer, respectively, as voted for by market participants.
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For the past month Vikram Pandit, chief executive at Citigroup has been touring the bank’s offices and telling all who cared to listen that their bank was a "pillar of strength" in these difficult markets.
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Citigroup’s $2.16 billion takeover of Wachovia’s banking assets will include the loan portfolio, which will be taken over when the deal closes Dec. 31.
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"Where it began, I can't begin to knowin'," so sang Neil Diamond, and now so is just about everyone in the credit markets who daydreams of 2006 deals.
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Mark Familo and Alexander Byers joined the GE Capital sales desk as senior v.ps. Familo joined from Scotia Capital; Byers from ABN AMRO.
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The following charts show the top five advancers and decliners in terms of % moves in the loan, bond and credit default swap markets for the previous week. Data provided by Markit Group.
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Four issuers entered the Swiss franc bond markets this week taking advantage of nervous, but cash-rich, investors.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank is setting up a Eu10bn covered bond programme that will be backed entirely by residential mortgages insured by the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. The move follows CIBC’s similarly structured debut earlier this month, which signalled a change in direction for the Canadian covered bond market.
