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CEB plunges into Sofr FRNs with $500m debut
New product 'ticks boxes' including more investor diversification for Paris-based supranational, which also sold its largest Kangaroo
Newfoundland prints 20 year, Crédit Agricole debuts a green covered bond
Lloyds lifts green senior euros after Yankee foray
◆ UK lender raises $4.5bn-equivalent in five senior holding company tranches this week ◆ Both deals target long dated funding ◆ Despite secondary widening, euro offering lands with hardly any premium
Crédit Agricole differentiates from competition with 'untested' 12 year SNP bullet
◆ Insurance companies anchor long dated green tranche with near-4% yield ◆ Curve extension debated ◆ Deal comes amid widening secondary spreads but lands with negligible premium
Newfoundland prints 20 year, Crédit Agricole debuts a green covered bond
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International interest for German paper has grown
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◆ Dutch lender's latest €2.5bn senior holdco follows Aussie domestic senior foray ◆ Comes a day after $1.5bn AT1 and before green RMBS ◆ Demand for senior unsecured assets is strong as ING clears big funding with limited, if any, new issue concession
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◆ Issuer's first green benchmark in 2026 ◆ Blended premium estimated ◆ Central bank/official institution allocations 'notable and high' for green label
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Bankers insist sustainability-linked loans are here to stay
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◆ Demand sticky despite tight pricing ◆ Trade performing in secondary ◆ Tight senior/sub spread spotted
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The European Commission wants to develop new non-financial reporting standards that will compel EU companies to publish more information about the risks they face from climate change and other sustainability issues.
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The risk that huge amounts of oil and gas assets will be stranded by moves to tackle the climate emergency may be more pertinent for sovereign credit than for private sector corporate debt, according to new research.
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Macquarie Group has appointed Charles Yonts as head of Asian ESG research, a newly created position.
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As head of BlackRock, the largest asset manager, Larry Fink’s pivot to responsible investing in recent years has been influential.
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The latest battle in the campaign to weaken corporate governance standards in the US is being fought over rule changes that would make it harder for investors to propose motions at shareholder meetings. The ‘proxy advisers’ so central to US governance also face new restrictions.
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Securitizations tied to oil and gas-related cash flows have emerged in recent months, despite growing support from the buy side for socially responsible investments (SRI). Though they run contrary to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, issuance of oil and gas royalty ABS may persist as long as the deals offer attractive yields, or until ESG investments pay a premium to brown ABS. Jennifer Kang reports.
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◆ Second ever bond for the issuer ◆ Deal marketed to both SSA and credit investors ◆ Offers potential for tightening on the back of southern European convergence trade
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BSTDB has had a tricky time since Russia attacked Ukraine, both of which are shareholders
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Commodities trader halves its stake for £132m after shares soar
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◆ Deal follows NextEra’s euro hybrid debut last year ◆ Eight year tranche draws the larger book ◆ More Reverse Yankee issuance expected to follow
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The familiar problem of inter-creditor opacity has also reappeared
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'Hard to classify' Italian corporate trade being marketed to FIG and SSA accounts
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Investors and bankers grapple with 24% fall in Bitcoin since deal was rated
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Investment banking travel was a relentless grind, not gold card access to global glamour
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Books were nearly three times the issue size
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Eight banks provided loan facility to company
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Vaccine bond programme to issue $1.5bn this year but needs new pledges
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First deal of its kind more than 1.5 times subscribed
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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
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Sponsored by Emirates NBD Capital
Emirates NBD Capital: An unrivalled conduit for Middle East liquidity
