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Guarantor: Federal Republic of Germany Rating: Aaa/AAA

Rating: Aaa/AAA Amount: NZ$50m (fungible with NZ$100m issue launched 12/11/02)

Korea First Bank has become the first Korean bank to hit the market in 2003 with an $80m dual tranche transferable loan through Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Standard Chartered and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. The financing is split between a 364 day tranche priced at an all-in of 35bp for co-arrangers taking $10m or more and 42bp for those committing the same amount to the two year portion.

Rating: Aa2/AA/AAA Amount: Eu250m

Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Amount: Eu500m

Rating: AAA/AAA Amount: Eu1bn Öffentlicher Pfandbrief series 7510

Rating: Aaa/AAA/AAA Amount: $250m (fungible with $1bn issue launched 30/10/02)

Rating: Aa1/AAA (Moody's/Fitch) Amount: Sfr50m (fungible with Sfr200m issue launched 14/01/03)

JP Morgan has made Jonathan Laredo, its head of structured finance in Europe, redundant. The split is amicable - JP Morgan's structured finance business has performed well during Laredo's two year tenure - but Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad, head of credit, is understood to believe that the post is no longer necessary.

JP Morgan has made Jonathan Laredo, its head of structured finance in Europe, redundant. The split is amicable - JP Morgan's structured finance business has performed well during Laredo's two year tenure - but Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad, head of credit, is understood to believe that the post is no longer necessary.

The movie world is awash with talk about the Oscars, Golden Globes and the next instalments of the Terminator and Matrix film series. But the MTN market's eyes are focused on just one sequel...Thorrablot Three: The Return of the Viking. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the bar, the dried catfish and jugs of Brennivin return. Leak received its invitation to Islandsbanki's annual bash at London's Bluebird Club this week, complete with some unidentifiable shrink-wrapped fish, a Thor the Viking keyring and a plastic sword (or as the Islandsbanki boys say "an unimaginable instrument of oppression"). The sword is not for re-enacting your favourite battle scene from The Lord of the Rings, but for dispatching oneself after sampling the catfish.

CSFB and SG have launched the first stage of syndication of the Eu769m debt facilities backing the Bain Capital-led Eu1.5bn buy-out of TotalFinaElf's paints business, SigmaKalon. Banks have been invited to commit as sub-underwriters for an initial Eu100m to be brought down to Eu50m for 140bp in total fees.