UK DMO picks tenor as sterling supply falls just shy of record
The UK Debt Management Office has picked the maturity and timing for a scheduled bond sale later this month. Elsewhere in sterling, a pair of issuers added deals to a bumper opening week that fell just...
View ArticleIreland’s NTMA to announce first quarter plans
Ireland’s funding office will unveil its first quarter auction schedule this coming Monday, having already taken a sizeable chunk out of its 2017 funding needs with a syndication earlier this week.
View ArticleEurex overhauls VStoxx to attract US traders
Eurex will introduce CFTC-certified options on its VStoxx futures contract as it aims to increase US participation in the product.
View ArticleManagement to keep 44% of Tikehau as it lists
Tikehau Capital, the asset manager, is seeking a listing on Euronext Paris via a tender offer for the shares and convertible bonds of its listed subsidiary Salvepar.
View ArticleRentenbank looks for liquidity in Kanga tap
Rentenbank added a A$475m ($349.6m) tap to its September 2022 Kangaroo bond, joining the Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank in printing Kangaroo fives in the new year.
View ArticleOrigin goes live with online private placement platform
Origin, an electronic platform for private placement issuance, went live on Monday, with six investment banks and more than 20 borrowers having access to the beta version.
View ArticleSuper Tuesday as quartet hit screens in dollars
Tuesday’s dollar market is set to be packed to the rafters, with a quartet of issuers out with trades and most of the focus at the five year part of the curve.
View ArticleEuropean institutions sign €360m Italian SME loan guarantee scheme
The European Investment Fund has signed an agreement with six regional Italian credit institutions to guarantee €360m of loans to Italian small and medium enterprises over the next three years.
View ArticleNIB and Rentenbank bring sterling deals as market brushes off Brexit worries
The Nordic Investment Bank and Rentenbank brought sterling deals on Monday, adding to a busy start to the year for a market that has retained stability despite currency fluctuations around the latest...
View ArticleUnédic and KommuneKredit kick off strong week in euros
KommuneKredit and Unédic have both pulled off strong trades, getting in ahead of what is expected to be a busy week in euros by coming to market on Monday.
View ArticleDTCC brings blockchain tech into trade warehouse
IBM will team up with tech firms Axoni and R3 to provide the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's Trade Information Warehouse with a distributed ledger solution for derivatives post-trade...
View ArticleCME consults on rules overhaul
CME Europe is consulting with the derivatives market, having proposed to overhaul its exchange rulebook following reauthorisation under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation.
View ArticleArle Capital Partners exits Technogym: block covered
This evening, Arle Capital Partners is selling its remaining stake in Technogym, the Italian fitness equipment maker founded by Nerio Alessandri, through an accelerated bookbuild. The sale was covered...
View ArticleWisdom Education to launch $150m IPO Thursday
Wisdom Education International Holdings Co is set to start taking orders for its Hong Kong IPO on Thursday and is eyeing up to $150m, according to a banker close to the transaction.
View ArticlePIA touches down, Reliance Big wraps up $75m deal
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has tied up funds totalling $130m via a syndicated loan facility.
View ArticleOman Oil and Bank Muscat head sultanate loan wave
Oman Oil and Bank Muscat are set to kick off a rash of loans in the sultanate in the coming months, with a number of state owned entities in discussion with lenders as the government looks to address a...
View ArticleGIB prepares ground for first MidEast bank bond
Gulf International Bank kicks off investor meetings this week for what could be the first publicly syndicated bond from the Middle East this year.
View ArticleRomain Etienne — funeral and donations
Following the tragic death of Romain Etienne last week, his family welcomes all friends and colleagues that want to attend his funeral.
View ArticleAlbaraka Turk looks to boost capital with old-style tier two update
Turkish bank, Albaraka Turk is hoping to update its old-style tier two sukuk debt to make it eligible as capital under Basel III and has asked investors to approve the inclusion of a point of...
View ArticleErste and only: covered borrower adopts cautious approach
Erste Bank adopted a cautious pricing approach with its €750m 10 year Austrian Pfandbrief, priced on Tuesday when there was no other competing covered bond supply.
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