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  • Extraordinary times call for extraordinary capital markets activity. The North American corporate bond market funded a staggering record $194bn of investment grade issues in March while Europe has also been busy — shaking up the league tables and yielding a surprise windfall for the very largest investment banks.
  • Lloyds Bank is looking to buy back one of its more costly perpetual tier one capital instruments, after its valuation collapsed in March. The move took some market participants by surprise, since it would have been approved by UK authorities, which are at the same time insisting that the country's banks conserve their capital levels during the coronavirus crisis.
  • Underwriting banks must subscribe to 30% of AMS's Sfr1.75bn (£1.81bn) rights issue after the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus smashed the Austrian sensor maker's share price during the offer period. Equity capital market sources said they have never seen a market which is so bad for issuance.
  • Spain’s Red Eléctrica Corporación has hired banks to run a series of fixed income investor calls for a debut five year senior unsecured deal, in the first European corporate roadshow since stringent social distancing measures were implemented across the continent.
  • The UK Debt Management Office announced plans this week to raise the biggest volume of Gilts in a single calendar month as it prepares for a significant increase to its financing programme from government’s measures to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak.
  • China’s State Council has unveiled details on yet another stimulus package to support its economy, including more local government bonds, lower interest for loans and a potential cut in the reserve requirement ratio for smaller banks.
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    The Bank of England threatened to use its ‘supervisory powers’ on UK banks if they did not agree to suspend dividend distributions this year and stop paying cash bonuses to staff. The instructions do not apply to the equity-like CCDS instruments issued by building societies.
  • The primary corporate bond market in Europe threw up another blistering day on Wednesday, with seven issuers on screens by mid-morning, bringing the number of deals so far this week to 18, though bond syndicate desks are hesitant to compare this crisis market with the record-breaking issuance in 2009.
  • WuXi Biologics Holdings has pocketed HK$4.6bn ($599m) after selling part of its stake in subsidiary WuXi Biologics (Cayman).
  • MUFG Bank has named Pierre Ferland as co-head of global markets for Asia, moving him over from the investment banking division.
  • Viva China Holdings has bagged HK$1.51bn ($194.3m) after selling a block of shares in Chinese sportswear manufacturer Li Ning Co at the top of the marketed range.
  • Hong Kong's AIA Group has reopened Asia’s bond market for other quality credits by selling a $1bn deal that offered a generous new issue premium to attract investors.