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L'Oréal glams up with Sfr500m debut in Swiss francs

French company diversifies funding after inaugural dollar deal last year
Several banks are reining in their appetite for warehouse lending

On DLT, regulators could bring order — or disruption

Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives

Elevated rates dampen appetite for long-dated corporate bonds

Issuance beyond 15 years could return if rates stabilise
Several banks are reining in their appetite for warehouse lending
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  • Colombia’s credit rating was finally downgraded to sub-investment grade on Wednesday evening, as many had expected it to be. But it was Standard & Poor’s — not Fitch, as most had anticipated — that moved first.
  • Argentine sovereign bonds rallied for a third consecutive day on Tuesday amid expectations that the Paris Club group of official creditors will show leniency over a looming $2.4bn payment. But some in the market saw more value in the country's provincial bonds, and the Province of Buenos Aires hinted after the close that it is edging closer to agreement with its bondholders after more than a year in default.
  • Leveraged loan investors that took a punt on Carnival’s rescue financing last year are set for a huge payout, as the cruise operator looks to reprice its term loan Bs.