Swiss Francs
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Deal is the fourth under the Swiss National Bank’s wholesale CBDC pilot programme
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Home advantage sees total issuance for May exceed Sfr3bn
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Corporate issues have been rare in recent weeks, leaving investors with appetite
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Fonplata, Province of Manitoba and AFL are the latest SSA issuers to look to Swiss francs
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Online pharmacy concludes the issue of convertible bonds, a delta placement and a tender offer
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Marcel Grélat will depart after more than 30 years at the bank
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Other sovereigns are monitoring Swiss francs but no deals are imminent
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Move in basis swap rate brings Swiss franc funding costs in line with core markets
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Swissie market offering pricing benefits to issuers willing to go longer
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Company seeks to raise capital after equity ratio fell to ‘unsustainable’ level
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Promise of arbitrage draws foreign borrowers to Swiss franc market
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Other CEE sovereigns will be keeping an eye on Slovakia’s first Swiss visit in 11 years
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Swiss lender took the maximum it could out of the local market
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Swiss solar module developer prices fresh capital increase for US push
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First emerging market sovereign to issued in the Swiss market since 2017
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Swiss franc bond investors take lower interest rates in their stride as hunt for duration continues
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Bank takes Morgan Stanley executive director to lead SSA charge
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Swiss franc market offers size to issuers willing to flex on price
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Private bank issued the largest single tranche by a domestic institution since 2020
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Demand for domestic covered bonds drives strong outcomes for issuers
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Strong demand allows grid operator to tighten price and land inside fair value
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◆ French bank adds Swissies to Singapore dollars and euros in ‘relentless’ issuance spree ◆ Funding boss Perrier discusses diversification aims ◆ Private trades across markets identified
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French bank aims for size over price, but lands in line with euro funding sources
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Bankers hopeful more supply will follow, but no pipeline forthcoming
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Agricole issued early in January, but found the market in better health on its second visit
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Borrowers benefit from scarcity value and lack of competing supply
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UK lender prints largest single tranche covered bond from a foreign issuer since last August
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Investor hunger for rare names and long tenors helped multilateral price tight
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Emirati bank prices inside dollar levels with first Swissie deal since 2019
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Dutch agency prints first 'true SSA deal' in Swiss market for some time, but further foreign public issuance unlikely
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Hydropower plant's ambitious 10 year deal priced inside fair value
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Early exit from blackout brings first mover advantage, as Swiss market shows it can offer size
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Real estate giant draws “unexpected” investor diversity to unloved sector
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Long tenor and green label help French agency tighten pricing within fair value
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Widening prices temper size ambitions, but issuers remain upbeat as they adapt to 'new normal'
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Opportunities for rare names remain, despite investors looking for higher new issue premiums
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Car finance bank issues largest Swissie bond by a foreign corporate since 2021
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Chilean bank targets gap in the market with three year deal
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Swiss market shakes off January blues to offer size and tightening prices
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Buyers grapple with falling interest rates
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There should be a busy start to the new year, but falling rates and widening spreads might spoil the party
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Swiss regulator recommends fining senior bankers to avoid future bank collapses but faces pushback from Swiss Bankers Association
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Issuance could include heavier focus on public sterling, Norwegian krone, Australian dollar and Swiss franc markets
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SSAs weigh up more pre-funding next year
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When the shockwave set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank swept the legs from under Credit Suisse, all the talent and relationships of a big investment bank were up for grabs. UBS has tried to hang on to what it sees as the best bits — but the biggest beneficiaries are likely to be rivals. Jon Hay and David Rothnie report
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The Swiss franc bond market weathered the collapse of one of its two biggest players in 2023 to enjoy its busiest year since 2014. Investors welcomed foreign issuers from all quarters with open arms and, as Sophie Astles writes, those visitors may be here to stay
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Regular Swiss issuer reopens two covered bonds in last sale of 2023
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Regular issuer targets lower size and lands inside last trade from Pfandbriefbank