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Centralisation, competitiveness and cyber-risk will be political flashpoints
Société Générale and Standard Chartered provided euro and yen tranches respectively in first World Bank-backed transaction involving the Japanese currency
HSBC, Mizuho and Standard Chartered coordinated deal which drew 10 lenders
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Private equity firm CVC and local investor Alba are funding their €3.8bn acquisition of 201m shares in Gas Natural, the energy group, with a €1.9bn loan, which is set to become one of the largest Spanish financial deals of the year. -
A $200m borrowing for Citic Pacific has been allocated among six Taiwanese banks, with sole lead Fubon Bank keeping most of the loan on its books.
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Far East Horizon has closed its largest syndicated loan at just over $1bn, after banks jumped onboard the fundraising.
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Shenzhen Sunway Communications has made a quick switch to Hong Kong dollars for its debut in the offshore loans market to take advantage of recent Hibor weakness.
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The European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, announced on March 8, involves no less than 10 different workstreams, covering a wide range of the ideas put forward by the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, which held a one year inquiry for the European Commission during 2017.
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The EU’s lenient treatment of the IFRS 9 accounting rules has opened a loophole for Italian banks — allowing them to push through punishing provisions on their NPL portfolios, but wish away the impact on their regulatory capital — which could save the weakest banks from turning to shareholders for more cash, and speed up portfolio sales.
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