Pre-migration untagged articles
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Is the House of Nomura about to move back on to the centre stage? Nothing would please us more, as Nomura’s horizons are almost unlimited, but this potential has not been realised for several years.
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The iTraxx Crossover Index crossed the 190bp threshold briefly this week, though it closed the week off the tights.
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The two longest dated rouble denominated Eurobond deals by triple-A borrowers were issued this week.
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Who wants to be a credit or equity research analyst? Don’t all hold your hands up at once.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week voted to adopt the final rules to implement provisions of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 which was enacted last September. The idea behind the law is to open up the competition for rating agencies, a sector which is currently dominated by Moody’s and S&P.
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Speculation that Bank of America could launch the first dollar covered bond from a US issuer is growing following reports that the bank has been discussing its programme with US investors.
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BNP Paribas extended its covered bond yield curve with the launch of its third such issue, a Eu2.5bn seven year issue that was increased on the back of strong demand.
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The Bank of New York Company and Mellon Financial Corporation announced that, at separate meetings today (Thursday), their respective shareholders overwhelmingly approved the proposed merger of the two companies.