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Books on Poland’s upcoming Samurai bond are expected to close at 3pm Wednesday Tokyo time — with pricing on the deal expected to be finalised on Friday. The deal has seen stronger than expected demand, with the deal size expected to outstrip the ¥30bn ($378.0m) that had been targeted by the issuer.
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UBS swung the axe at its SSA business on Tuesday morning, doing so with little warning and in brutal fashion. At least four SSA bankers were made redundant from the Swiss firm’s debt capital markets desk with people also leaving trading, syndicate and research.
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The Republic of Indonesia’s Samurai bond has already gathered around ¥100bn of demand after a week of bookbuilding, making it appear plain sailing for the sovereign to hit its ¥60bn ($753m) target.
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Fund managers, bankers and analysts think the Republic of the Philippines is on track for an investment grade rating next year, after Moody's upgraded the country to Ba1 on Monday.
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Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the UK Debt Management Office, the issuer of gilts, has weighed into a debate sparked by Lord Adair Turner on the cancellation of government debt saying the idea, "most likely would be illegal."
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Poland is set to sell at least ¥30bn ($376.59m) of Samurai bonds at 67bp over yen swaps on Friday. The deal will be the third international bond aimed at pre-funding that the issuer has brought this year.