Latest SSA People & Markets news

• Syndicate teams ‘know less than 10 years ago’ says KfW treasurer

  

  The treasury head for one of Europe’s largest capital markets borrowers, Germany’s KfW, said last week that primary markets syndicate ‘know less about the markets than 10 years ago’, leading to bankers being more conservative about where to price bond issues than in the past.

  • 20 May 2019

• Commission’s Berrigan pours cold water on EU safe asset, ESBies

  

  John Berrigan, deputy director general at the European Commission, has said that the creation of a European safe asset, and in particular European Safe Bonds, would be difficult to achieve.

  • 20 May 2019

• Fixed income portfolio manager leaves Mirova

  

  A Paris-based senior credit portfolio manager has left Mirova after spending five years at the firm, GlobalCapital understands.

  • 20 May 2019

• World Bank boss vows to expose hidden debt

  The new president of the World Bank used one of his first public speeches this week to call for comprehensive transparency over countries’ “hidden” debt burdens that make it harder to resolve a financial crisis.

  • 16 May 2019

• People moves in brief — May 9, 2019

  Schlesinger leaves Santander – New responsibilities for Ross – Soc Gen shuffles markets top brass

  • 09 May 2019

• EIB planning to launch new development bank

  

  The European Investment Bank is preparing to launch a new entity — potentially called the European Bank for Sustainable Development — that will focus on sustainable projects outside the EU, GlobalCapital understands.

  • 09 May 2019

• French bid to widen EU green Taxonomy received well

  

  The attempt by France to broaden the European Union’s proposed Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities away from the “green niche” has made a good start. Financial officials from all the EU governments discussed the idea on Tuesday, with many member states being “very supportive”, according to sources close to the situation.

  • 09 May 2019

• EBRD’s Africa push met with scorn in Sarajevo

  

  Plans by the EBRD to enter sub-Saharan Africa have been criticised by delegates at the annual meeting for taking on more responsibilities at a time when they have not completed their tasks in their original areas of operation

  • 08 May 2019

• Santander’s head of continental European PP origination departs

  

  Santander’s head of continental European private placement origination has left the bank after nearly 13 years with the firm, but only the last five months in that role.

  • 08 May 2019

• Ross takes on SSA duties at Deutsche

  

  Deutsche Bank has appointed Frazer Ross as its head of European flow syndicate, adding responsibility for the SSA syndicate business to his existing oversight of the corporate, financials, emerging markets and EMTNs syndicate.

  • 08 May 2019

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