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• First blockchain syndicated loan draws mixed reaction

  

  Spain’s Red Electrica Corporation has signed the first ever syndicated loan on the blockchain, though some loans officials away from the deal question how useful the technology will be in its goal of reducing transaction times.

  • 02:15 PM

• Tie banker bonuses to ESG, says Euro Parliament in radical push for green finance

  

  The chances of a profound transformation of financial markets to equip them to fight climate change rose this week, when the European Parliament adopted a bold set of policies that would require investors, banks and companies to take into account their impacts on the environment and society. Bonuses would be linked to sustainability targets.

  • 08 Nov 2018

• Barclays taps Citi for head of UK corporate banking

  

  Barclays has hired Citi’s Tasnim Ghiawadwala as head of UK corporate banking.

  • 08 Nov 2018

• BNPP taps 80-90 global markets staff for possible relocation

  

  BNP Paribas has told between 80 and 90 London-based people in its global markets division that they may need to relocate to the EU in the event of a hard Brexit.

  • 07 Nov 2018

• European Parliament pushes for tougher impact disclosures

  

  The European Parliament will push for stronger rules on sustainability for investment firms and banks, after its Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on Monday evening to go beyond what the European Commission is recommending.

  • 06 Nov 2018

• Banque de France to meet LMA over lev loan frenzy

  

  France’s central bank representatives will attend a consultation meeting with the Loan Market Association to discuss recent warnings over the lack of financial covenants in new issue leveraged loans.

  • 02 Nov 2018

• Loans banker Bhattacharjee returns to BNP

  

  Sujata Bhattacharjee has returned to BNP Paribas’ loans team after a short stint at Indian investment firm 1Crowd.

  • 01 Nov 2018

• SSA funding official moves to corporate market

  

  A funding official at KfW has switched to the corporate sector.

  • 30 Oct 2018

• Deutsche Bank’s wallet share shrinks again — except in stretched levfin market

  

  Another poor set of results from Deutsche Bank left analysts wondering if radical reforms announced earlier this year will be enough to stop the bank’s slide.

  • 25 Oct 2018

• Lloyd’s identifies finance tools for disaster protection

  

  Lloyd’s of London has identified several financial instruments that could boost investment in resilience against disaster. The solutions incorporate features of loans, bonds, catastrophe bonds and securitization.

  • 25 Oct 2018

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