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Banks working on the IPO of Arabian Centres Company (ACC), possibly the largest Saudi Arabian flotation since 2014, have set a price range on the deal.

Lloyds Bank’s €1.5bn five year has achieved the highest score of any covered bond issued this year in BondMarker and UBS has, on average, worked on the highest quality deals this year.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has hired a new treasurer to replace Søren Elbech, who left at the start of the year.

LBBW did not have to pay a premium to launch a tier two in 10 year bullet format on Monday. A banker on the deal said that other issuers could follow suit, eschewing call options to take advantage of a renewed thirst for duration among investors.

A substantial and growing proportion of asset managers are asking big oil companies to realign their businesses with the Paris Agreement by moving away from fossil fuels, a survey released on Monday has found. But only a few have set deadlines or thought about what to do if the oil companies fail to comply.

Royal Bank of Canada has wrought havoc with the traditional pecking order for Canadian financial institutions in the credit markets, beating a better-rated peer for spread amid a string of recent senior issuance out of the country in euros. Market participants took the stunning developments this week as clear proof for a long-standing belief: green funding is simply cheaper. Tyler Davies reports.

The European high yield market is experiencing a post-Easter resurrection, with six new issues announced after the London market returned to work on Tuesday. While some of these trades were the lower-rated acquisition bonds investors having been crying out for, the bond market is still largely stuck with deals too long, too tight, too risky or too large for first lien loans.

The US decision not to renew sanction waivers for Iran’s remaining export markets has boosted the price of oil and opened a window for oil and gas capital markets activity, write Sam Kerr and Mike Turner.

Saudi Telecom Company is embarking on investor meetings to market a debut benchmark dollar Reg S/144A sukuk. However, investor enthusiasm for Saudi corporate bonds may have been dented as the $12bn bond Aramco printed a fortnight ago remains wide of reoffer.

Barclays beat expectations in fixed income, currencies and commodities trading (FICC), according to its first quarter results announced on Thursday, which it attributed to a strong performance in rates. This helped to offset reduced fees for deals and an equity trading slump, as its corporate and investment bank seeks to provide the return on capital in the face of shareholder pressure.

Despite the roadshows crowding high yield bond markets this week, Netflix could not help but draw most attention from investors. Its $2.2bn-equivalent euro and dollar issue on Wednesday was increased and is said to have been three times covered. While the company has $10bn of capital market debt outstanding already, it owes more than $27bn long term to its content providers.

Cyprus received strong investor demand for its longest ever bond on Wednesday, with the combined order book for the dual tranche trade topping €10bn at the final terms.