◆ 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

◆ 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

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

◆ BBVA opts for green five year bullet ◆ Pays concession for secondary performance ◆ Outperforms SNP supply from last week

All as expected by the market, but lack of more details regarding bill issuance somewhat disappoints

Russian IPOs have long been beset by the political turmoil that surrounds their country’s relationship with the US. Many a deal has been sunk by US-Russia tension, particularly when sanctions are imposed by the former.

Is finance about to break out of the cocoon in which it has pupated for decades, and become a completely different life form?

The European Commission signalled this week that it would extend regulation into many more aspects of sustainable finance, driving an agenda that could change the role of capital markets in society. But although responsible investing experts welcomed it, the complex package of at least 30 measures is likely to provoke a wide variety of reactions, from enthusiastic support to complaints that it is too slow and unambitious, to outright opposition. Jon Hay reports.

How to respond to climate change and environmental sustainability were “of central importance” in the European Central Bank’s review of its monetary policy framework, the ECB said on Thursday as it published the results of the long-awaited review. It has designed a detailed roadmap for incorporating climate considerations across its monetary policy activities, including corporate bond purchases — but environmentalists are likely to be disappointed with the slow pace of reform.

HSBC Asset Management has created a new sustainability office as part of a refresh of its responsible investment team after the departure of Melissa McDonald, head of responsible investment.

The European Commission launched on Tuesday a second big wave of regulation that will soon be controlling more aspects of sustainable finance more tightly. There is a tendency to think anything with the word “sustainable” attached to it is good. But capital markets specialists must ask themselves: will the regulations be helpful?

UK government can find direction by being determined on defence and green growth

Growing company gets new bank lenders and equity investors

Recently departed banker to resurface in Asia

Five year bond set to be priced much tighter than the development bank's last senior issue

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

Investors were eager to tender their bonds despite initial resistance

Issuer asks for interest payment holiday, parent DigitalBridge likely to step in

Credit quality of loans in CLO portfolios becomes increasingly important following the first CLO 2.0 liability impairment

CLO mezzanine investors are paid high spreads precisely because impairments are a possibility

US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions

The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East

Redwood will be a repeat issuer