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The European Investment Bank added another first to its record this week with its inaugural Egyptian pound transaction. The E£500m (Eu74m) 6.5% two year deal, increased yesterday (Thursday) from E£300m, is the longest and largest outstanding synthetic bond in the currency. It was led by Barclays Capital and Banca Profilo.
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With less than seven months before Ucits III is written into law within the EU, confusion is widespread in the EuroCP market about the new law and its implications.
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The sterling market was the centre of attention for European bank treasurers this week as Crédit Agricole followed ABN Amro Bank in seeking out the low yields available on bank capital issues.
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The sterling market was the centre of attention for European bank treasurers this week as Crédit Agricole followed ABN Amro Bank in seeking out the low yields available on bank capital issues.
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SECONDARY TRADING
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The healthy tone that the senior financial institution bond market has enjoyed since the beginning of the year continued this week, though issuance slowed down. The main talking point was Banca Intesa's Eu600m five year fixed rate issue, led by Caboto, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank, since the issuer was able to print a fixed rate transaction flat in line with where it would have issued an FRN.
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All eyes were on the Federal Reserve this week, with its new chairman's thoughts and economic data being scrutinised particularly closely for clues to the next move in interest rates.
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The Financial Services Authority put the UK centre stage in the covered bond market this week when it said it would bring the UK market into line with Article 22.4 of the EU Ucits directive from January 1 next year.
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Hutchison Whampoa will decide this weekend whether to proceed with the IPO of 3 Italia, EuroWeek has learned.
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Hutchison Whampoa will decide this weekend whether to proceed with the IPO of 3 Italia, EuroWeek has learned.
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As EuroWeek was going to press, ABN Amro was in the final stages of pricing its first upper tier two self-led sterling issue. Merrill Lynch is acting as senior co-lead on the issue.