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UniCredit shoots for top five in euro bonds
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Iceland’s two largest banks, Landsbanki and Kaupthing, posted second quarter results this week. Although profits fell on the back of growing expansion costs overseas and an increase in bad loans, their numbers were better than analysts had expected.
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Eight arrested in FSA swoop
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The US covered bond market could burst into life later this year after US treasury secretary Hank Paulson this week set out guidelines for issuance to encourage quick use of the funding tool, at a time when government sponsored enterprises are providing more than 70% of mortgage lending.
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Barclays Capital arranged a ¥100bn ($927m) three year note linked to its Gems (Global Emerging Market Strategy) Alpha Index for Svensk Exportkredit last week.
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Banks pulled collateralized loan obligation warehouses from investors, freezing the CLO market.
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-- Allison Taylor, executive director of the Loan Syndication and Trading Association, on surveys sent to its members to seek suggestions for association initatives.
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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.
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The World Bank and its private sector arm the International Finance Corp both sold Brazilian real bonds this week. Deals in the currency are likely to prove more popular in the coming months as the real has been rallying and several bonds are coming up for redemption.
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US dollar swap spreads narrowed sharply this week in line with agency spreads and closed well off the recent highs.
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Portugal’s Banco BPI priced its debut Eu1bn two year covered bond on Tuesday, but only after a slow bookbuild and at the wide end of guidance.
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A muted Swiss franc bond market was shaken into life by two names that might have struggled to reach such a respectable size just a few weeks ago.