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Bromford builds solid book for £250m SLB
◆ UK housing association starts at ‘conservative’ level to attract investors ◆ Deal offers some spread ◆ More domestic sterling supply expected ahead of UK Budget
◆ Stability leads to third day of FIG sterling issuance ◆ Rabo prints its first tier two four years ◆ BBVA completes first sterling senior bond since 2020
'The year is getting shorter': KfW brings 2026's final large benchmark
German agency has only €2bn to €2.5bn left to fund via smaller deals after €3bn green tap this week
DNB Bank pockets another tight €500m tier two
◆ Follows similar deal from regional peer Swedbank ◆ But earlier bond was already trading wide of reoffer ◆ Pricing prioritised, says banker off deal
◆ Stability leads to third day of FIG sterling issuance ◆ Rabo prints its first tier two four years ◆ BBVA completes first sterling senior bond since 2020
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◆ Receptive but crowded FIG market requires concessions for funding to clear ◆ BBVA goes big with its first SP in more than two years ◆ Bawag issues first bond after PTSB acquisition -
◆ KfW sells another green deal in active year for the label ◆ Less than 2bp NIP paid this time ◆ FMO prices in line with MuniFin, Tennet NL
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◆ Sovereign brings new 12 year after recent yield sell-offs ◆ Books in line with recent green BTPs ◆ Both real and fast money accounts active
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◆ ESB returns after three years with debut EuGB ◆ Ericsson draws bigger book with wider spread and shorter duration ◆ Both companies pay small NIPs
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◆ Crossover credit sells second senior SLB of 2026 ◆ Deal lands tight to secondaries and peers ◆ Proceeds to refinance 2028 convertible maturity
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◆ Issuer's joint-tightest spread since 2020 ◆ Constructive backdrop helped execution, says lead ◆ Busy primary market expected on Tuesday
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South Africa, historically one of the continent’s most favoured issuers, has come under intense investor scrutiny as it faces a wave of domestic unrest.
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Pundits in the ESG space are already levelling disappointed criticisms at the ECB’s new green monetary policy strategy. But while it may not be perfect, it is important to recognise that the ECB has taken a valuable and important step forward.
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Originally a self-regulated sphere in which voluntary principles underpinned activity, ESG debt is attracting increasing regulatory focus — especially in Europe, where the EU’s ambitious Action Plan on Sustainable Finance is creating a demanding new framework around the market. What does this imply for issuers and investors? And are other regions in step with European developments? Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins clarify the state of play.
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Pivotal players in capital markets through their credit ratings, rating agencies are responding to investors’ increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors by providing ESG ratings too. But how do the two products differ and is there room for both, given ESG’s growing influence on credit risk? Experts from Moody’s ESG Solutions explain their approach.
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Central banks have become integral to the fight against climate change in financial markets. Participants now expect them to wield their immense influence through many avenues of their work — economic analysis, metrics, supervision, investment and even monetary policy.
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While the initial focus of sustainable finance efforts was largely on environmental action, social factors have grown increasingly prominent in recent years — underscored by the establishment of the Social Bond Principles in 2017. Subsequently, Covid and racial tensions in the US have each highlighted social disparities that are leading issuers and investors to treat diversity and inclusion as key parameters too.
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Deal multiple times oversubscribed as investors buy into electrification and AI story
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◆ Another French agency brings early autumn deal ◆ International investors show support ◆ Priced to ensure performance
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Shareholders sell down holdings in AutoStore and Orsted, as shipping company opens books ahead of Athens parallel listing
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Société Générale and Standard Chartered provided euro and yen tranches respectively in first World Bank-backed transaction involving the Japanese currency
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EM debt investors had largely expected a debt treatment would be required
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Belgian car leasing company taps four banks and three investment firms
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As war drags on, banks are boosting hoards of cash after deposit outflows
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The euro tranche is a refi of a bond maturing later in September
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Having to rate money-guzzling Anthropic and OpenAI will test the agencies’ nerve
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US dollar market bursts to life after Labor Day holiday
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Bankers welcome third and fourth deal in two weeks
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◆ Pharma firm returns to euros after two years away ◆ Some concession needed for slim covered deal ◆ Koninklijke Philips adds to biotech flow
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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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