Pre-migration untagged articles
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The EIB and the Canton of Geneva tapped the Swiss franc market in a week that was otherwise quiet for Swiss franc deals. Both issuers plumped for long-dated deals in an effort to attract yield-hungry investors.
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Mizuho has appointed a new CEO of its London-based international business, tapping ABN Amro veteran Michiel de Jong for the job. He fills the vacancy left by Paul Hearn, who departed in May after just over two years at the firm. Hearn had joined in January 2010 after retiring from BNP Paribas.
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Dealers of private EMTNs: Non-syndicated deals for <= €300m excluding financial repackaged SPVs, GSE issuers, self-led deals and issues with a term of < 365 days
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Instituto de Crédito Official (Ico) placed a €225m trio of private deals with Spanish lenders this week. The return to domestic prints follows a public deal last week — its first after a six month hiatus — that was dominated by international orders.
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It comes to something when a flight to quality leaves a safe haven issuer unable to access markets but that is almost true for the very best SSA names in the dollar market.
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The Federal Reserve’s announcement of its third round of quantitative easing on Thursday sent 30 year dollar interest rate swap levels skyrocketing and reinforced hopes that callable zero yields could march upwards following months of decline.
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The covered bond market could face hard limits on bond issuance, thanks to asset encumbrance, the European Covered Bond Council’s plenary session in Munich heard on Wednesday.