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Barclays plc launched €1.5bn in five year senior debt on Wednesday, as it became the third UK issuer in the last two weeks to take strong investor demand for holding company level funding.

Credit Suisse launched a block trade in MoneySupermarket.com, the UK price comparison website, on Tuesday night. The trade is the fifth and last public block sale by Simon Nixon, the company's co-founder.

Royal Bank of Scotland returned to the market for its first holding company senior issue in nearly two years, raising €1.5bn in seven year debt as spreads across the asset class continue to perform strongly.

Secure Income Reit, the UK business that listed on London’s junior stock exchange nearly two years ago, has launched a secondary placing of shares in a bid to widen its shareholder base.

A number of UK banks are expected to tender for operating company debt in the coming months, following in the footsteps of Barclays, which announced the results of its latest buyback on Wednesday.

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“I’m not going to let that stand,” said Bank of England governor Mark Carney, calmly.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney confirmed to the UK parliament on Tuesday what currency traders and analysts have been saying for weeks: worries about the EU referendum are sending prices higher for sterling options and raising the risk of a sharp fall in the pound.

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A number of UK banks are expected to tender for opco debt in the coming months, following in the footsteps of Barclays, which announced the results of its latest buyback on Wednesday.