Sarah Ainsworth

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The modern architecture of the company building Ageas insurance in Lisbon, Portugal

Belgian insurer Ageas lands tier two through fair value

◆ Undersupplied insurance sector lures buyers ◆ Bankers debate best comparables ◆ AT1 market reopens (sort of)

Sarah Ainsworth, April 24, 2025

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The one and only: Nationwide reopens euro capital primary with tier two trade

◆ A 'ballsy move by a UK name' to reopen euro sub ◆ Orderbook balloons to big size ◆ Banker views on concession vary

Sarah Ainsworth, April 23, 2025

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Citigroup Headquarters HQ, Citigroup Centre, 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London

Citigroup €2.5bn deal fuels FRN repricing debate

◆ FRN concessions have jumped as much as 30bp ◆ Bankers question if European banks need to pay similar NIPs ◆ Euros could offer 'steadier market' for US banks

Sarah Ainsworth, April 22, 2025

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Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno for the WBA, WBC, IBF and lineal heavyweight championships. Tyson defeated Bruno by way of TKO in round five.25th February 1989

Everyone has a capital markets strategy until they get punched in the face

◆ Running a bond business in a crisis ◆ Bank issuers find their way back into the bond market ◆ Can frontier emerging market sovereigns fund themselves?

Ralph Sinclair, April 17, 2025

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FIG market approaches brimming pipeline with trepidation

Duration on the cards for senior funders, with covered bonds set to skew short

Sarah Ainsworth, April 16, 2025

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Big US banks raid dollars in FIG issuance bonanza

More than $30bn raised as banks turn to primary market after quarterly earnings announced

Sarah Ainsworth, April 16, 2025