NLB offers longest private bank bond from CEE in three years
The last senior deal beyond six years was in 2021, before Russia invaded Ukraine
Hypo Vorarlberg sells tightest Austrian covered of the year
No premium was needed due to a late influx of strong demand
Latvia book passes $4.3bn on dollar mart return
Initial pricing was one of the tightest starting points for a CEEMEA sovereign in dollars in the last 18 months
Digital diversity is the key to blockchain bond boom
Fragmentation isn’t a challenge to be overcome, it is the essence of competitive innovation in the distributed ledger bond market
Something doesn’t add up in legacy RMBS
Arrears are rising as expected, but downgrades are creeping in as well
Rating hybrids closer to senior debt adds more risk
Market should reject the widespread use of a higher rated hybrid
Covered borrowers find strong outcomes in a week free of holidays
Last week was the busiest for euro covered since mid-March
Avinor and Clarion slip in as IG corporate pipeline bulges
Swisscom readies five tranches for €8bn Vodafone Italia purchase
Scorpio Tankers sought loan repay approval to maintain relationships, says borrower
Monegasque shipper took unusual approach for IG company by seeking approval to repay portion of loan early
'Enticing' EFSF deal offers clues to glut of SSA issuers
At least a dozen SSAs are set to price deals on Wednesday
Qatar wipes out concession in green debut
Only Israel and Egypt have sold green bonds in the Middle East until now
Nordea and Fidelidade make most of green labels for capital issuance
◆ Green label helps Nordea to tightest euro tier two of 2024 ◆ Investors buying at fair value after November intro ◆ Portuguese insurer Fidelidade meets investors ahead of debut green RT1
Rare Pfandbriefe fill euro covered bond pipeline
Deals lined up for this week and next as smaller issuers discover duration possibilities but illiquidity causes pricing poser
Uzbekistan strategy praised at triple-tranche deal's starting point
NIP estimates vary, but buyers greeted the deal with enthusiasm
STS ‘helps’ in crowded market says Shawbrook after tight BTL RMBS
Lanebrook 2024-1 was tightest UK buy-to-let RMBS since Russia invaded Ukraine
Emerging markets: more about marketing than emerging
Coming back from exotic locations with little to show for it but souvenirs and photos? You’re not on holiday, you’re in the emerging markets business