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ESG Bonds – Everything You Need to Know
What are ESG Bonds and Why ESG? ESG bonds are debt instruments used by issuers to raise money for a positive Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) impact. The first such bond was issued by European Investment Bank in 2007 and the market has only grown since then....
Macquarie Launches $ 5-Trancher; Macro; Rating Changes; New Issues; Talking Heads; Top Gainers and Losers
US equity markets started the week in the red with the S&P and Nasdaq closing 0.7% and 2% lower. Sectoral losses were led by Energy, down 2.9% and IT down 1.9%. US 10Y Treasury yields jumped 18bp to 2.16% with all eyes now set on the two-day FOMC meeting that...
EDF warns of €26bn hit from Lower Output and Price Caps
France's state-owned energy company EDF Group has sharply revised down its forecast hit from lower nuclear power output and government measures. EDF said that it expects a €26.2bn ($28.8bn) impact on 2022 EBITDA. It expects a €16bn ($17.6bn) from production falls and...
Evergrande EV unit Approved to Begin Selling Vehicles; COGARD Denies Financing Rumors
China Evergrande's electric vehicle (EV) unit has gotten the approval of regulators to begin selling two models of its inaugural car, the Hengchi 5 sport utility vehicle from April. The news gives Evergrande and its unit a sigh of relief after having undergone a...
SoftBank in Talks with Tatas, Mahindra for Investment
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has shown potential investment interest in India’s significant business houses Tata and Mahindra groups. Rajeev Misra, CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers, the managers of SoftBank Vision Fund said “The discussions have been going for...
Tencent Faces Possible Record Fine
Tencent Holdings faces a potential "record fine for violations of some central bank regulations by its WeChat Pay mobile network", according to the Wall Street Journal. Chinese financial regulators noticed that WeChat Pay had flouted China’s anti-money-laundering...
Keppel REIT Bondholders Exercise Put Option to Redeem S$146.5mn Convertible Bonds
Keppel REIT's bondholders holding S$146.5mn in principal of its 1.9% convertible bonds due 2024, exercised their put options to redeem the bonds. The REIT manager said that they will fund the redemption will through existing available loan facilities and that the move...
BOCOM HK, CICC HK Launch $ Bonds; Macro; Rating Changes; New Issues; Talking Heads; Top Gainers and Losers
US equity markets ended lower again on Friday with the S&P and Nasdaq closing 1.3% and 2.2% lower. US 10Y Treasury yields inched up 5bp to 2.04%. European markets dropped after a strong rally on Wednesday - the DAX, CAC and FTSE were down 1.4%, 0.9% and 0.8%...
The Week That Was (7 – 13 March, 2022)
US primary market issuances picked-up to a massive $55bn vs. $43bn in the week prior, primarily driven by AT&T-Discovery's jumbo $30bn 11-part deal, the fourth largest bond deal ever in corporate issuance history. Investment grade (IG) corporates once again...