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The Bank of England turned up the heat on Libor this week with plans to publish a compounded Sonia index and averages in a move that will drive the transition to the new risk-free rate with a simpler coupon calculation methodology. It will also increase haircuts on Libor-linked collateral which is intended to accelerate the switch out of Libor FRNs maturing after 2021. -
Europe's high grade loan bankers are expecting better things from the second quarter of the year, citing the resolution of a handful of macro events. But the rise of the Covid-19 coronavirus hammered the markets this week, which has the potential to put companies off raising loan debt until the second half of the year.
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Denmark's Maersk has signed a $5bn sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, as Moody's warns that the shipping company is at particular risk in its sector from fallout of the Covid-19 coronavirus
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Siemens Gamesa, the Spanish wind turbine maker and servicer, has signed the first sustainability-linked factoring agreement in the country, bringing the hottest trend in lending to the usually staid world of niche trade finance.
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Europe's high grade loan bankers are expecting better things from the second quarter of the year, citing the resolution of a handful of macro events. But the rise of the Covid-19 coronavirus is hammering markets again on Wednesday, which has the potential to put companies off raising loan debt until the second half of the year.
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The Bank of England has said it intends to publish compounded Sonia averages and a Sonia index using a ‘shift’ calculation method by the end of July, subject to feedback on a series of questions it has asked sterling market participants. This follows the first deal using that method from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bank last week.
