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  • US president-elect Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan is a dialled down version of what Democratic candidates were proposing on the campaign trail in the run up to the 2020 election. But rather than focus on the incoming president’s priorities, observers should be thinking about the lasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the $1.6tr of outstanding student debt.
  • US fast food chain Chick-fil-A has issued a $1.7bn US private placement, according to market sources, in what is widely regarded as one of the tightest deals sold since the outbreak of coronavirus. Arrangers in London are looking for similar companies in Europe that could be tempted to issue.
  • Market euphoria following news of Pfizer’s potential Covid-19 vaccine has helped underwriting banks dodge a likely loss on one of the hardest bridge loans to shift all year, with the bond now guided six points higher than at launch and nearly three times covered.
  • The European Union achieved an impressive result once again on Tuesday, raising €14bn for its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme on Tuesday.
  • World Bank hit the Kangaroo bond market this week, raising an impressive A$1.65bn ($1.2bn) across two tranches in its only syndication in the currency this year.
  • The European Central Bank cut in October the share of corporate bonds it bought that have lower ESG ratings, according to analysis from ABN Amro, leading some bankers to predict less technical support to come for parts of the corporate bond market.
  • De Volksbank mandated joint leads on Tuesday for a 20 year soft bullet covered bond, building on the earlier successes of two other issuers that recently responded to investor demand for yield with deals in this same maturity.
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    Fintechs and mortgage lenders are eyeing the incoming administration with trepidation, as president-elect Joe Biden is likely to switch out the leadership of key agencies. While there won’t be drastic changes coming out of Congress, the president has power to remove single agency heads without cause, following a recent decision by the Supreme Court.
  • Schroders, the global investment manager, is seeking to float a new investment trust on the London Stock Exchange, which will provide equity financing for UK mid and small-cap companies.
  • Apart from the UK, very few covered bond issuers have provided details on the proportion of loans in their cover pools that have been affected by payment holidays. Though covered bonds offer strong investor protection these safeguards risk being eroded.
  • Deutsche Lufthansa, the German flag carrier, has exploited the huge rally in equity markets in recent days by issuing a €600m convertible bond, which attracted orders from over 200 investors.
  • Sterling supply in high yield and leveraged loans has proved a rare sight since the 2016 Brexit vote, with UK-based borrowers preferring to seek euro funding where possible. But this week has brought a relative bonanza — three deals — in the currency.