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Eurofima, BNG and NZ agency bring life back to SSA market
BNG deal 'most exciting' while Eurofima will test long-dated demand
Six tranche loan attracts record demand
ABN Amro returns to euro market with 'defensive' EuGB senior note
◆ Defensive structure for nervous market ◆ Largest book on a busy day for FIG issuance ◆ ABN keeps position of leading FIG EuGB issuer
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 -
The winning deals, banks, issuers and market participants were revealed at a gala dinner at The Nobu in London.
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Explicitly guaranteed Dutch utility company expected to trade tighter against govvie and agency peers
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◆ Issuer outmaneuvers worsening market to meet funding targets ◆ Trade leaves premium to compensate for heightened volatility ◆ Spread is BoI's tightest senior funding since 2021
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◆ World Bank's first benchmark public deal this year ◆ Sterling floater 'the right product' for issuer and investors ◆ Other borrowers eye windows in new quarter
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◆ Corporate issuer repositioned as SSA ◆ Spread to Dutch govvie a primary focus ◆ 'Extremely high quality book' supports tighter pricing
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Senior bank finance and capital markets figures speculated this week about where the ECB would be most likely to throw its weight in its effort to boost the sustainability of its balance sheet. With a senior eurozone central banker having recently urged it to decarbonise its assets, banks are on high alert as they anticipate sweeping changes to asset purchase and repo terms, writes Bill Thornhill.
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Look at any bank’s website or hear its CEO speak and you will get a torrent of virtuous words about climate change, sustainability and supporting clients on their journeys to net zero. The same goes for big investors, from BlackRock down, but the windows of their ivory towers are misted up with all the hot air being spouted.
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BlackRock and Amundi, the largest asset managers in the US and Europe, have both published policies on how they intend to engage with companies about climate change. After widespread criticism, BlackRock has moved a long way towards a more proactive stance, but it is not clear yet that either firm is prepared to get really tough with high carbon emitters — especially in their passive portfolios.
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In this round-up, consumer inflation in China disappoints in January, lenders extend a record amount of new renminbi loans last month, and the banking and insurance regulator asks financial institutions to step up their reputational risk management.
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Working out how banks can take credible pathways towards net zero emissions will be top of the agenda for the A-list of the banking industry’s chief executives who have joined the Prince of Wales’ new Financial Services Task Force.
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Axa Investment Managers has reorganised its responsible investment team, after the departures of Matt Christensen and Yo Takatsuki in the past six months.
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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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Fondo Mivivienda restarts issuance, but is not the best read across for most LatAm issuers
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Angola earns praise for its $2.5bn reopener on Tuesday
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A very rare sovereign issuer from CEE is preparing a new bond ahead of a maturity
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Dutch agency prints new five year in volatile week for rates and commodities
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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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Deal volume drops to 215 from 296 last year, JP Morgan says
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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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Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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