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◆ Praemia refis at a tighter coupon ◆ Schneider lands tight at the short end ◆ Minimal concessions needed
French biotech seeks to accelerate cancer vaccine program
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The head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has sent a letter to banks confirming its guidance on how to provision for expected credit losses (ECLs) amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UK regulator also said that it would be asking for more information around loan loss provisions in an effort to identify "significant outliers" in the market. -
US convertible bond issuance topped $21.3bn in May as American companies rushed to raise funding during the Covid-19 global pandemic, transforming a niche corner of the equity capital markets into a significant source of banking fees.
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Brazil became the third Latin American issuer in three days to find bond buyers willing to place large orders even as pricing was pushed below their initial demands, as it raised $3.5bn of five and 10 year paper to provide arguably the starkest example yet that technicals are trumping fundamentals primary emerging market new issues.
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Italy once again asserted its market access on Wednesday, raising a staggering €14bn — its biggest single tranche bond ever. The new issue was timed just ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting, at which the governing council is expected to expand its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp).
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French food company Danone led the pack in a strong day for vanilla corporate bond issuance in Europe, with an €800m deal, as some syndicate bankers say recent borrowers are looking to return to the market soon to take advantage of tightening spreads.
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EU lenders will have to give more detail about their use of loan repayment holidays and public guarantee schemes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new reporting guidelines published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) this week.
