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IFC’s first synthetic securitization powers up EM trade finance

Deal liberates capital and tempts investors to take new frontier market risk

Burst of Nordic FIG senior issuance compensates for this year's lower euro volume

Deals price tightly to Western European peers, with high-spread Icelandic banks performing the most

ING goes green with 12NC7 tier two

◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"
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  • European equity capital markets’ buoyant start to the year ground to a halt this week as banks held back from doing deals over concerns about the outbreak of a deadly strain of coronavirus in China and how it may damage investor risk appetite. Losses in Asian markets, which are reopening following the Lunar New Year holiday, have compounded fears that global risk sentiment may be turning.
  • SSA
    The coronavirus outbreak has driven a rush to safe haven assets. While the demand for SSA paper is hotter than ever, some feared that sharply falling yields would make the primary market less attractive. However, borrowers have proved those worries unfounded by building big order books for new bonds this week.
  • Equity capital markets bankers are on tenterhooks following the volatility in markets caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. Although a prolonged downturn is not expected, bankers are waiting to see how investors respond to losses suffered in Asian markets before advancing new deals.