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  • The joys of the second three year plan
    Assicurazioni Generali embarked on its second three year plan in March 2006, aiming to transform Generali into one of Europe's leading insurers. One of the pillars of the plan was to rebuild Generali's balance sheet. Hélène Durand spoke to the borrower to find out how well the strategy is unfolding.
    September 11, 2006
  • The Merrill Lynch Sovereigns, Supranationals and Agencies Roundtable
    SSA issuers are finding that they have to be quicker off the mark than ever before in terms of bringing their deals to market thanks to increased volatility in the global capital markets.
    September 11, 2006
  • The true Gilt surrogate — but for how long?
    Network Rail spent months positioning itself as a government surrogate issuer. Now it wants to raise money without its government guarantee. Jo Richards find out why.
    September 11, 2006
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    September 11, 2006
  • Turkey bounces back from May scare
    Over the last year good news about Turkey's economy and its potential accession to the European Union has been reflected in the sovereign's successful inroads into international capital markets. But the emerging markets crisis this spring — and sudden slump in the lira — has raised questions over the credit. Joanne O'Connor reports.
    September 11, 2006
  • At the cutting edge of capital markets
    EIB pushed the boundaries of the capital markets a little further this year, testing European financial legislation and exploring new markets and new maturities. Jo Richards reports on the supranational's innovative funding strategy.
    September 11, 2006
  • CFF: plus ça change
    When Compagnie de Financement Foncier, the covered bond arm of Crédit Foncier de France, sold Eu1bn of 50 year obligations foncières in February it was congratulated for taking the covered bond market into new territory. It was easily the longest benchmark covered bond that had been launched, with the next longest being a 20 year from Caja Madrid in early 2005, and only the second triple-A benchmark in 50 years, after the Eu6bn French OAT 2055. Neil Day reports.
    September 11, 2006
  • Choosing hybrid was no lottery
    Lottomatica showed what would happen if the high yield market met the young hybrid sector. And despite the subordinated market coming under pressure and suffering from bouts of volatility in recent months, Lottomatica has consistently traded above par. Alistair Dawber reports.
    September 11, 2006
  • Cisco removes tech
    As a newcomer to the debt capital markets, Cisco Systems jumped in at the deep end in February when it issued the biggest corporate bond of the year. As Will Stirling reports, this extremely successful issue drew investors' attention to the technology sector and paved the way for further debt issuance from an industry under-represented in many investors' portfolios.
    September 11, 2006
  • Coming home to the German market
    WestLB AG has led the way among Germany's Landesbanks in returning to the Pfandbrief market after the loss of their state guarantees. The Eu1.25bn 10 year bond in May was a successful beginning to WestLB's rebuilding of its yield curve in Pfandbriefe, in parallel to its presence in the Irish ACS market. Neil Day reports.
    September 11, 2006
  • Counting the cost of capital
    Royal & SunAlliance concluded an ambitious capital optimisation programme earlier this year. The two-stage process, which started in July 2004, helped R&SA improve its capital position while making it compliant with FSA rules. Hélène Durand looks at the transactions and how, in some cases, they broke new ground.
    September 11, 2006
  • Diversification the name of the game
    Expansion into Norway led Islandsbanki to change its name to Glitnir Bank this March. But, as Matthew Attwood discovers, its funding horizons extend far beyond the Nordic region. From Japan to the US, investors are benefiting from the diversification strategy of Scandinavia's newest big name.
    September 11, 2006
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