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KBC plays on tier two 'scarcity' to push down pricing
◆ Issuer takes advantage of capped size ◆ Rarity element provides tailwind for tight pricing ◆ Others take different markets as Nordea stays local for AT1 and Allianz eyes dollars for RT1
If AI is the real deal, capital markets jobs disappearing will be just the beginning
Think tank points out ECB’s blind eye to climate risk in bank bonds
Canadian banks have high fossil fuel financing and are heavily used as repo collateral
'Debuts are done': sustainability-linked loans to lean on old issuers
SLL issuance is down this year but the decrease has narrowed, helped by June and July issuance
If AI is the real deal, capital markets jobs disappearing will be just the beginning
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◆ Green label and capped size set up tight pricing ◆ Result is Danske's tightest tier two, beating Covid-era issuance ◆ Some first mover advantage gained -
Deal is a mix of green private placements, term loans and revolving credit facilities
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Hundreds of billions of euros of joint debt needs to be agreed upon before 2028, but many questions unanswered
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◆ Real estate company tightens hard on spread ◆ Deal lands well inside fair value… ◆ …but order book shrinks substantially as a result
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If Romania can tackle its deficit then government and state-owned issuer borrowing costs will fall
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High emitters' bonds to be assigned lower value as collateral
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Measuring climate risk for repo haircuts will have no direct effect, but sends a message
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Skipping Taxonomy was wise, but reporting and planning regulations must be world-leading
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◆ UK rule change cheers covered bonds... ◆ ... as it shelves Taxonomy plans amid wider transition shift ◆ Digital markets: what makes a swap smart
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Transition plans and disclosure rules will be central to UK’s bid for sustainable finance leadership
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Council publishes Omnibus amendments, Efrag update on ESRS review
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Development banks kick off 2025, but private investors have a growing presence too
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◆ Using the bond market to boost European security ◆ Africa nears sovereign debt stabiliser ◆ Sterling's ESG problem
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African governments will consider this weekend setting up mutual support mechanism
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Withdrawal consequences would depend on how much other shareholders stepped up
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BNP Paribas consolidated its status as the leading European corporate and investment bank in 2024, as it strives towards rivalling the US big five. The bank has four priorities for 2025
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Hope Trump would end the war triggered a big rally earlier this year
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Worry less about jockeying for position in the eyeline of MDs than doing three basic things
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Reform will be very painful, but worth it
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Several European IPOs are running despite US attacks on Iran
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European IPOs expected next month
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Company said the financing will help it take advantage of opportunities in the development of metabolic drugs
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
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Sponsored by Emirates NBD Capital
Emirates NBD Capital: An unrivalled conduit for Middle East liquidity
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Sponsored by Instituto de Crédito Oficial
ICO: a benchmark issuer in the European sustainable bonds market
