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How to survive mixed up management
Investment banking is a competitive business, especially when it’s your bosses that are vying for your attention
◆ Safer credits prove popular in uncertain market ◆ Alliander sheds orders as it punches through fair value ◆ Argan ends near five year euro absence
NRW.Bank takes 'next step’ and embraces EuGBS
Inaugural European Green Bond Standard deal in the works as issuer remains committed to at least one green bond each year with or without new label
IFFIm dollar return shows impact paper still commands a bid
World Bank-managed issuer taps capital markets to accelerate donor pledges into Gavi vaccine programmes
◆ Safer credits prove popular in uncertain market ◆ Alliander sheds orders as it punches through fair value ◆ Argan ends near five year euro absence
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Red-hot corporate hybrid bond market could tempt more debut issuers -
◆ Sentiment improves after ceasefire extended ◆ Handelsbanken nears record tights ◆ Jyske Bank attracts €3.3bn of orders
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Japan’s sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) borrowers continue to be among the most highly regarded issuers in global debt markets, supported by strong credit fundamentals and deep domestic demand. But with a complex geopolitical background, diverging global monetary policies, the Bank of Japan’s policy signals, and recent elections in the country, issuers are operating in an unpredictable environment.
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◆ Rival banker had expected attrition but order book grew ◆ Sustainability bond CDC's first euro benchmark of year ◆ New issue premium estimated
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Bank completes more than half its annual funding before first quarter blackout
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◆ German grid funds capex drive with dual tranche hybrid ◆ Demand holds firm despite aggressive tightening ◆ Deals land close to fair value
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Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
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Fund modelled on Romania’s Fondul has $2.4bn of assets
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State of New Hampshire's innovative bond gets Ba2 rating
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Shares in company, which manufactures underwater mine disposal drones, have risen by close to 50% this year
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Renewables can make Europe’s capital markets less vulnerable to energy price shocks
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High demand from institutional and retail investors for maker of Patriot missile components
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Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months
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The DRC has a poor governance record but that doesn't mean things will end in tears for its investors
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Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp
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The country offers huge potential and possible pitfalls for investors
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A piece of very rare African senior bank issuance could also come this week
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Central banks in the region have stepped in with support and lenders are thought unlikely to let sub debt extend
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Deal raises questions about whether transaction was done at arm's length
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In an age of abundant information and opinion, where much of it is wrong, smart investment bankers can still be valuable to clients by embracing the complexity
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Bot claims funding is ‘cheaper than peers who borrow from independent banks or credit funds’
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UBS generated almost as much profit before tax from its global banking and markets operations in the first quarter as it did across all of last year, it revealed on Tuesday. This was despite taking credit losses and marking down exposures. The bank benefitted from a good turnout in FX and rates and its heavy involvement in a shrunken M&A fee pool.
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The European Commission said on Tuesday that it would amend bank capital rules in the EU to free up more capacity for lending during the coronavirus pandemic. Its new measures include a proposal to reset the transitional period for IFRS 9, as well as several changes to leverage ratio requirements.
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Norwegian video conferencing company Pexip has been hailed by equity capital markets bankers as an ideal IPO for the times amid a surge in remote working due to the Covid-19 global pandemic.
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Sponsored by Crédit Agricole CIB
Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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Sponsored by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CAF gearing up to transform regional development
