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International issuers crowd into Swiss francs

Foreign corporate issuance running at record high
AI issuance is becoming increasingly concentrated — beware

ING banker moves to Asian Development Bank

Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia

Csquare's IPO to chip away at $3bn of ABS debt

IPO documents reveal data center portfolio purchase
AI issuance is becoming increasingly concentrated — beware
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  • The Opec Fund for International Development has received its inaugural credit rating as it prepares to launch itself into the international capital markets.
  • Investment bankers tend have a built-in sense of infectious optimism that helps them to convince issuers to mandate them or investors to buy securities and other financial products, and also gets them through tough times. So it is only natural that, while rightly recognising the terrible human cost of the Covid-19 pandemic, they should be searching for silver linings.
  • Investment banks are broadening the search for talent and tweaking their recruitment message to attract and retain the bankers of the future, as working conditions and corporate culture emerge as hot topics after a difficult period for staff in the industry.
  • ABS
    Royal Dutch Shell and London asset manager Tramontana have created a carbon credit securitization product, forming a new asset class aimed at optimising the offsetting of carbon dioxide emissions. Tom Brown reports.
  • Standard Chartered has launched an apprenticeship programme that is open to school leavers without academic qualifications as it seeks to bring more diversity to financial markets.
  • Hybrid electric vehicle maker Li Auto received the go ahead from Hong Kong’s stock exchange for a secondary listing.