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  • ast year was a remarkable one for financial institutions in the debt capital markets — all the more so when compared with what had gone before. During 2002, financial institution spreads had barrelled wider as the market lost faith in many leading names. That process was reversed in 2003 as economic growth began to restore confidence in the sector. Spreads rallied vertiginously, making 2003 a seller’s market — and for the first time, insurance companies were in the vanguard. Sebastian Boyd reports.
  • The shadow of Basel II lies across Europe’s banks — after three years of arguments, securitisation specialists are no closer to knowing whether the new regime will blight or inspire the market. But that did not stop a riot of deals in 2003, as banks across the continent diversified their funding and enjoyed a bull run in asset backed spreads. Chris Moore reports.
  • Tom Thyssens, who works on new issues for the bond syndicate desk at Fortis Bank in Belgium, is leaving after three years in the team.
  • Last Friday’s US non-farm payroll figures continue to cast a pall over the credit market and with the 10 year US Treasury falling to below 4%, investors remained more inclined to wait and see how rates evolve than to commit to fixed rate issues in size.
  • Last Friday’s US non-farm payroll figures continue to cast a pall over the credit market and with the 10 year US Treasury falling to below 4%, investors remained more inclined to wait and see how rates evolve than to commit to fixed rate issues in size.
  • Atos Origin signed banks into its Eu900m acquisition facility in Paris on Wednesday. The deal, which was 50% oversubscribed in syndication, is led by ABN Amro, BNP Paribas and Lehman Brothers.
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  • US investment bank Morgan Stanley on Monday lost its legal fight against French luxury goods firm LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and has been ordered to pay Eu30m in moral damages, and anything up to Eu70m to cover material damages, which will be decided at a later date.
  • The Republic of France, through Agence France Trésor (AFT), this week issued the first euro-denominated 15 year index-linked bond, completing its curve and filling a gap in the maturity profile of inflation-linked product.
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  • After the great strides that frequent issuers made in the dollar market in 2002 in terms of volumes raised and US distribution achieved, last year was one of more hesitant and modest progress. The main reason for this was, ironically, the impressive numbers that sovereigns, supranationals and non-US agencies were achieving on another front: their funding levels. Neil Day reports.