Two days of relative stability in European peripheral sovereign markets lulled Spain’s Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) and its three lead managers into believing a new five year benchmark could be successfully executed this week. Their confidence was premature. read more »
The nascent recovery of the European IPO market looked in jeopardy on Thursday after private equity-owned Belgian chemicals company Taminco pulled its Eu421.5m IPO due to tough market conditions. read more »
Bankers this week predicted a procession of lower tier two deals in the coming month after National Australia Bank printed the first euro capital trade of the year and Bank of China delivered a stunning debut in the dollar market. read more »
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Sovereign wealth funds stepped in to save banks in the financial crisis, frequently with no reward. Despite that, they are back in the market, providing crucial backing for all manner of deals, writes David Rothnie. read more »
The Bank of England this week removed one of the props that has been supporting the Gilts market. Timing has never been more important, writes Gary Jenkins. read more »
I don’t know if Main Street caused the problems on Wall Street or vice versa but one thing’s for sure: over here in Euroland we’re up Shit Street as a consequence and we should not have taken that left down Greek Street on the way. read more »
US structured finance bankers at an industry conference this week voiced fears that the wave of new regulations will cripple the securitisation market just as it is getting back on its feet. read more »
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp will extend the transition period of its legal isolation safe harbour, a senior official revealed at the American Securitization Forum’s conference in Washington DC on Monday. read more »
TenneT, the Dutch state-owned electricity grid operator, this week re-established hybrid bonds as a viable funding tool for companies when it sold a Eu500m issue that will help it pay for an acquisition while maintaining its senior debt ratings. read more »
The Republic of Lithuania sold its biggest ever deal yesterday (Thursday) in spite of a deteriorating market backdrop, securing a solid portion of its funding for the year and showing that recent investor work has paid off. read more »
A war of words erupted in the loans market this week, with some bankers accusing others of pushing deal prices to excessively tight levels in order to boost market share while others welcomed a return to a more competitive, vibrant market. read more »
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