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  • Brazilian bonds surged this week and investor interest in new emerging market deals rebounded following last Sunday's historic election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazil's first elected leftist president. Although many investors remain cautious about Brazil's future, market-friendly comments by Lula in his acceptance speech pushed the Brazilian C Bond up to a high of 59 by yesterday (Thursday) morning, from 53 last week.
  • Martin Ebner's BZ Group and Zürcher Kantonalbank sold down their stakes in Swiss chemicals group Lonza in spectacular style on Tuesday despite turmoil on the world's equity markets. On a day when the EuroStoxx 50 index fell by more than 4%, European investors bought the shares at the market price of Sfr85. By yesterday afternoon (Thursday), the stock had traded up to Sfr88.9.
  • Liquidity is no longer the single most important factor a borrower has to contend with when planning a bond issue. Credit quality and rarity are now just as important, and in many cases even more vital if a bond issue is going to be a success in these uncertain and volatile times. Neil Day reports.
  • Rating: Baa1/A-/A-
  • Amount: A$313m Rating: Standard & Poor's
  • Mandated lead arranger Standard Bank has closed syndication of the $20m debut loan for Commercial Bank Petrocommerce Moscow. The deal, which pays a margin of 375bp over Libor, is now in documentation.
  • Rating: Baa1/BBB+/BBB+ Amount: £400m
  • Amount: $400m (private) Rating: A2/A (Moody's/S&P)
  • Guarantor: Banco de Sabadell SA Rating: A1/A/A+
  • Trust banks were central to Japan's post-war economic and social miracle. But many of them have succumbed since the banking crisis of 1998. However, thanks to the growth of structured finance, which has created created a large and growing demand for their services, trust banks are being reborn. Mark B Johnson reports.
  • French reinsurer Scor is planning to launch a rights issue to cover an anticipated loss of Eu250m for the full year. The stock crashed 28% on the announcement. The losses stem from expensive claims following flooding across Europe in August as well as the company's exposure to Swiss Life. Scor's share price has fallen by nearly 80% over the course of the year.
  • The innovation of intermediaries such as Shinsei Bank and increasingly adventurous issuers and investors has set the stage for securitisation in Japan to move into the spotlight. Mark B Johnson reports on a blockbuster year for the asset class.