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Rates and credit under pressure as battle to be UK prime minister looks set to heat up
Province will issue dedicated use of proceeds bond under new framework
The Gilt market is pricing a Labour leadership contest. The rates volatility market is conspicuously declining to join in
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Agence France Trésor (AFT), the French sovereign debt office, has hired Antoine Mannevy as a debt market operations dealer. -
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) sold the first public 20 year dollar bond from a FIG issuer from the country this week — potentially paving the way for other borrowers to also opt for the same tenor. Morgan Davis reports.
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Speaking at a keynote interview on Tuesday at the Global Borrowers and Bond Investors Forum 2021, Sir Robert Stheeman, chief executive of the UK Debt Management Office, said that the strong and sustainable demand in the green bond market has given him confidence as the UK prepares to build out a green Gilt curve.
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Canada’s federal pensions manager, Public Sector Pension Investments, made its debut on the international bond market on Tuesday — and will soon be back for more. It was joined in the market by International Finance Corporation’s first ever bond linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Sofr).
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When the European Commission excluded 10 of its primary dealers from its debut Next Generation EU syndicated transaction last week on the grounds that they had been found to have violated anti-trust rules, some bankers branded it “unfair”. It may be a harsh penalty, but surely bookrunners should face the same scrutiny as issuers when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
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There was a clear shift in pricing dynamics last week with larger movements from initial price thoughts, across all sectors but particularly in the markets that carry higher inherent risk. At the same time though, real estate companies drove up the average concession paid in the corporate sector, but that measure fell in the rest of the primary market.
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