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◆ New issue premium estimated ◆ Partial pre-funding ◆ Baden-Wuerttemberg 'through fair value'
◆ Attractive pick-up to KfW and other peers ◆ Atypical tenor no trouble ◆ SSA appetite strong
Pan-European stock exchange shares what was behind its recent decision to launch a defence bond label, how it may help both issuers and investors, and what lies ahead
◆ 'Amazing,' says rival banker ◆ Lack of 10 year issuance helped ◆ Pipeline for next two weeks 'looking good'
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The Catalan Treasury has dropped S&P as a ratings agency, citing cost savings — after all, it had four ratings (now three) when all it needed from a regulatory point of view was two. But S&P’s rating was the worst of those four, suggesting that ratings shopping — or in this case, ratings saving — is still a problem in the bond markets. -
Catalonia cancelled its ratings contract with S&P Global last Friday to save costs, according to an official at its Treasury. But the source added that rating agency reports “don’t show the actual picture of Catalan finances” due to Spanish central government control.
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Pimco has hired a veteran of Blackstone for a newly created role in the fixed income giant's executive office.
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GlobalCapital announced the winners of its Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Awards 2018 in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening. This year’s two sovereign debut green finance issues, from Indonesia and Belgium, won Deals of the Year in their regions, and there were double laurels for Danone, in both the bond and loan markets.
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Investor demand at the long end of the euro SSA curve has left bankers puzzled, with interest rates set to rise in 2019 following the end of the European Central Bank's Public Sector Purchase Programme.
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Over the weekend, Harris County in Texas voted in favour of issuing bonds to pay for flood defences, a year after Hurricane Harvey caused terrible damage in the Houston region. It is part of a wider tussle over who bears the risk of catastrophes — and the capital markets are at the forefront of the discussion.
