Société Générale
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The rally set off European Central Bank president Mario Draghi's assertion on Tuesday that further quantitative easing was possible, if not probable, had reached a level by Wednesday that astonished bankers. Three investment grade companies took advantage that day with benchmark bond issues, while one brought a tap.
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Black Sea Trade and Development Bank has updated price talk for its five year dollar benchmark with order books around $1.7bn.
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The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) has said it is focusing on selling a three year bond this week.
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Emerging market bankers forecasted on Monday a spate of deals from across the EMEA region due this week, as Sharjah Islamic Bank joined the fray with a sukuk mandate that will begin with a spell of investor meetings.
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Engie, the French electricity and gas group rated A3/A-/A, chose an otherwise quiet Friday in the European corporate bond market to issue a €1.5bn eight and 20 year green bond. The deal was more than twice oversubscribed.
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Felix Orsini is the new global head of debt capital markets at Société Générale, after Demetrio Salorio left the position to become UK head of global finance. And two other bankers have new roles as a result of Orsini’s job change.
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Acin says that data its platform collects to help banks identify where they are failing to mitigate operational risks could also give them leverage when talking to regulators about capital requirements.
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A pair of French agencies hit screens with new SRI notes this week. On Wednesday, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations came to market with its debut sustainable bond, the first under a new green, social and sustainable framework. And on Thursday, Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens steamed in with its second ever green bond.
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Investors piled into deals for Spain and Italy on Wednesday despite the miniscule yields on offer, as the spectre of further easing of monetary policy looms large over the market.