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Taking on a tyrant
How to go about the delicate business of dealing with bad behaviour from the boss
Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow
BFCM finds momentum with seven year senior green bond
◆ French bank returns after January amid scarcity for senior debt ◆ Investors like what they see as there is no book attrition ◆ Seven year tenor lures broader appetite
Vonovia, Realty Income garner strong support in euros
◆ Pair of real estate borrowers print four euro tranches ◆ Vonovia draws strongest demand on shortest leg of €2bn three-part trade ◆ Realty Income pays small concession on €600m outing
Musk's firm joins bumper dollar club and bankers hope other markets could follow
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◆ Pair more than 3.5 times covered at final terms ◆ Suez lands flat, Air France pays up ◆ Airline paper performs in secondary -
◆ French utility returns a week after A$1.25bn debut ◆ Six year tranche pulls stronger demand than 12 year ◆ Both legs land close to fair value
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Head of funding Jochen Schader says strong promotional lending has pushed the 2026 target above €15bn, as the agency caps its dollar programme before the summer
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◆ BBVA opts for green five year bullet ◆ Pays concession for secondary performance ◆ Outperforms SNP supply from last week
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All as expected by the market, but lack of more details regarding bill issuance somewhat disappoints
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◆ Italian utility hits six year spot ◆ Rare blue label helps draw attention ◆ Gasunie stretches out with €650m bond
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They are the latest departures from the Swiss bank in the wake of the Archegos and Greensill debacles
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Central banks’ control was once limited to financial matters — they squatted in the corner, largely unseen. Now, they are stars in the drama — active, talkative stewards of the economy. Society looks to them to solve its problems; not to synch with government, but to make up for its deficiencies.
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Central banks are promoting a set of climate scenarios that may encourage banks to continue financing fossil fuel expansion when they should be shutting it down, according to an NGO — highlighting the immense influence central banks could have on climate policy.
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A data driven approach is emerging in a US CLO market struggling with the opaque or patchy environmental, social, and governance disclosures made in leveraged loans and the lack of standardisation. But a handful of CLO managers are developing scoring systems to add more rigour to their capabilities in a bid to meet growing investor demand for green securitizations.
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Eurizon, the asset management business owned by Intesa Sanpaolo, has hired Federica Calvetti from Deutsche Bank to lead its ESG and strategic activism team in Milan.
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The recent floods in western and central Europe could have an impact on covered bond pools. However, despite uninsured losses expected to total in the billions, covered borrowers are likely to remain insulated thanks to the diversification of their pools.
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UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth
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Growing company gets new bank lenders and equity investors
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Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia
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Five year bond set to be priced much tighter than the development bank's last senior issue
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International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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Investors were eager to tender their bonds despite initial resistance
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Issuer asks for interest payment holiday, parent DigitalBridge likely to step in
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Credit quality of loans in CLO portfolios becomes increasingly important following the first CLO 2.0 liability impairment
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CLO mezzanine investors are paid high spreads precisely because impairments are a possibility
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US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
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The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
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Redwood will be a repeat issuer
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Sponsored by Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Bond Awards 2026: Most Impressive Issuer in Africa — Republic of Cote d’Ivoire / Most Impressive Funding Official in Africa — Lancine Diaby
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Sponsored by Crédit Agricole CIB
Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
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Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
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