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SSAs tap Swiss franc demand in thin summer market
Market expects pipeline to pick up in second week of August
Cracks emerge in underlying quality as banks appear to teeter further into cautiousness
UK water sector strives to avoid being sucked into Thames Water maelstrom
Thames's troubles are contained for now, but risk of contagion remains
Political jitters pushed aside as Gilts are swept up in global bond sell-off
New prime minister and surprise chancellor jolted the Gilt market, but oil shooting above $100 shows where the real power lies
Cracks emerge in underlying quality as banks appear to teeter further into cautiousness
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NRW.Bank signalled to the market that there is demand at 15 years with its inaugural social bond on Tuesday. Following the deal two other European issuers, Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and Portugal, mandated for deals of their own in the tenor. -
Berlin Hyp left ‘a little bit on the table’ with its new green covered bond on Tuesday. The trade was followed by deal announcements from Kookmin Bank and Sparebank Vest Boligkreditt, both looking to issue in sustainable format.
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The Finanzagentur has adjusted its issuance schedule for the third quarter of 2020, and has announced its plans for its first ever green deal.
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Assicurazioni Generali and Uniqa Insurance are each looking at selling tier two capital from their green bond frameworks, using a quieter period in the new issue markets to explore more complicated and multi-faceted transactions.
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Brazilian railroad operator Rumo, which Fitch believes should only suffer a “limited” impact from coronavirus, is preparing what would be the first green bond from Latin America since the pandemic hit.
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Korean Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) has launched its second social covered bond of the year in euros, setting the spread for its deal in the middle of its guidance range.
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New changes will allow for 'more intuitive' analysis and increase maximum covered bond rating uplift
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Fitch has replaced Moody's as main rater
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Bifurcation is emerging in how investors treat the hyperscalers
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Lessor's $717m deal shows aircraft lease ABS spreads back at pre-war levels
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Spreads widen after string of surprise jumbo tech trades
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Alphabet, Amazon and Oracle may give bond market a rest
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Books multiple times covered as company seeks money for energy investments
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Deal to recoup costs to pay for 2018 Woolsey fire damage
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Enpal plans its fourth issuance for later this year
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Few sub-Saharan African issuers have issued Samurai and fewer without a guarantee
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Break-up with Fitch over downgrade has not put off investors
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Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
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Issuer has set the stage for peers to return to public market
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Uneventful ECB passes as SSA bankers say bigger risk is energy shock lasting into August reopening
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The trade may persuade other top-tier GCC sovereigns that the public market is open
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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