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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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  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will come to market on Tuesday with a 10 year euro benchmark financing social housing projects in Italy.
  • The Japan Finance Organisation for Municipalities has picked banks for its first ever green bond, opting to print in euros for only the second time in the borrower’s history.
  • January's total primary covered bond volume was the second highest since 2014, albeit 25% down on last year in euros. February is typically a much slower month, but supply could keep pace if issuers look to the asset class for execution certainty amid mounting concern around the potential impact of a new coronavirus in China.
  • New dynamics are appearing in the sustainability-linked loan market, as the product balloons and banks prepare for more intense scrutiny of their green lending activities. The trends highlight how unformed and confusing this young market still is, writes Jon Hay.
  • Some weird genetic mutations have been appearing in the hothouse of sustainable finance, where new green products are cultivated to beautify the grandees of the capital markets.
  • The UK's National Grid followed up early January’s well-received green bond debut with a pair of green bond MTNs from a subsidiary, printing in currencies it rarely visits.