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• World Bank sets tightest spread for three year dollars in 2018

  

  World Bank on Wednesday returned following an eight month absence in dollar benchmark funding to print the tightest spread on a three year dollar deal from an SSA this year.

  • 04:00 PM

• BNG earns 'redemption' with €750m tap

  

  Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten on Tuesday achieved big size and a decent price with a €750m tap of a 10 year bond whose original issue had underwhelmed — leading one SSA banker to reference Hollywood by calling the reopening the “Shawshank Redemption”.

  • 17 Jul 2018

• SRI should look to fill the West's protection gap

  

  The insurance industry may be well established in developed countries, but protection against disasters remains patchy. Helping the resilience of entities trying to bridge this gap is a way for socially responsible investors to show their worth.

  • 17 Jul 2018

• World Bank tests new spread low

  

  World Bank could set a new spread tight for the calendar year in the short end of the dollar market, after sending out initial price thoughts for a three year global benchmark on Tuesday.

  • 17 Jul 2018

• ‘Bank treasury demand’ drives record sterling SSA supply

  

  Bank treasury demand is the main driver behind the highest ever year-to-date level of sterling SSA issuance, according to research by TD Securities. More deals could come this week to add to that total.

  • 16 Jul 2018

• BondMarker: how did Land NRW’s 50 year debut fare?

  

  The State of North Rhine-Westphalia’s decision to tap into a glut of long end euro demand won the praise of BondMarker voters, as it fell just short of an average score of 8.0.

  • 16 Jul 2018

• Codes of conduct: breathing life into dead words

  

  Are professional codes of conduct shining lodestars for how to behave in financial markets — or dusty screeds of boilerplate that no one can remember? That is what a group of enthusiasts are trying to discover, in the hope that such codes, if used in the best way, could genuinely improve behaviour.

  • 15 Jul 2018

• Funding scorecard: supranationals

  

  This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress various supranationals have made in their funding programmes.

  • 13 Jul 2018

• IFC back in Canadian after decade away

  

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC) visited the Canadian dollar market for the first time in more than 10 years this week, matching its largest ever deal in the currency for size.

  • 12 Jul 2018

• Dollar mart offers up super conditions for those willing to fund

  

  Public sector borrowers will enjoy sparkling conditions in the dollar market in the coming weeks if they choose to fund in the currency, said SSA bankers, with demand far outstripping supply. But candidates look hard to find after a handful of deals this week, with euros still offering better all-in pricing levels.

  • 12 Jul 2018

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