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Moody's uses market value CLO framework for its first Bitcoin bond rating
State of New Hampshire's innovative bond gets Ba2 rating
◆ Dutch issuer brings new euro benchmark at last, with social label ◆ Most recent euro line opened over 10 months ago ◆ Peers' bonds helpful to pricing given BNG's absence
Gulf banks face higher capital costs as war bites economies
Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
◆ Dutch issuer brings new euro benchmark at last, with social label ◆ Most recent euro line opened over 10 months ago ◆ Peers' bonds helpful to pricing given BNG's absence
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There's been a lack of ESG labelled FIG issuance in March, despite this year's volume being higher than last year -
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BNG deal 'most exciting' while Eurofima will test long-dated demand
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◆ Defensive structure for nervous market ◆ Largest book on a busy day for FIG issuance ◆ ABN keeps position of leading bank EuGB issuer
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Six tranche loan attracts record demand
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◆ Proceeds used to fund buyout of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa ◆ Colonial adds €500m green deal ◆ SIG and Henkel brave an ‘unusual’ Friday window
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Equity investors are losing their appetite for oil and gas stocks, just at a time when three of the biggest IPOs being planned in EMEA are from that sector. The coronavirus outbreak is sapping Chinese demand, leading to a weak oil price. But some bankers believe investors are also making a more fundamental shift away from fossil fuels, which could even lead to a permanent tipping point. Sam Kerr and Jon Hay report.
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Lyxor has launched a suite of environmental, social and governance high yield exchange-traded funds, following BlackRock’s iShares into the burgeoning market for investment products screened for sustainability. The French firm switched its investment grade ETF to follow a sustainable index last year, but opted to create a new product line for high yield.
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High yield is mostly in a hiatus, with issuers waiting for full year numbers before pushing back into the market. Only UK broadband company TalkTalk is issuing this week, offering a rare slug of sterling supply to a market that has been euro-dominated for most of the year. For the corners of the loan market without such problems, though, there is still a bid, even for credits with stories.
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Sustainable finance players are enthusiastic about regulation, which they expect to bring clarity and order to the market. It may — though when the new EU rules are implemented they are likely to irk participants more than they expect. But what would be really effective are direct actions that bypass finance.
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Eurex is pushing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) derivatives offering to cover the US, as it works to build a global market in the new futures.
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The European securities regulator will start to probe sustainable finance, looking for risks including greenwashing and climate risks, and may use stress tests in some market segments. Green finance experts welcomed the new Strategy on Sustainable Finance put out by the European Securities and Markets Authority on Thursday as a step towards fully integrating environmental, social and governance issues into financial regulation.
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African issuers are dominating CEEMEA issuance
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A prolonged oil shock will hurt airlines, but a Covid-style industry collapse is a long way off
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The company's curve has massively outperformed the South African sovereign this month
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Like Angola's, yields on Sasol bonds have fallen since the Middle East war began
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Higher prices and concessions mean many issuers will wait for better days
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Trade the first corporate deal in CEEMEA since the war in the Middle East began
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I don’t need to work, but I’m tempted to go back
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Primary market for public sector unlikely to see large transactions until after Easter, reckon bankers
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War uncertainty and volatile rates have halted European unsecured bank issuance in euros
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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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Monday evening sale is latest block trade
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