Capital Markets
News,
November 2014
IFC Issues First Masala Bonds in London, Attracting International Investment for Infrastructure in India
IFC, a member of the World Bank, issued a 10-year, 10 billion Indian rupee bond (equivalent to $163 million) to increase foreign investment in India, mobilizing international capital markets to support infrastructure development in the (...)
Opinion,
November 2014
Central banks: toward a bipolar world
Should one expect a huge differential in interest rates? Undoubtedly. According to René Defossez, having said that, this differential should be far more pronounced at the short end of the curve than at the long end. The reason is that short rates will be influenced directly (...)
News,
October 2014
PRIAC selected to provide longevity reinsurance to Legal & General for a portion of its bulk annuity portfolio
Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (PRIAC), a Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) company has announced that it will provide reinsurance to UK based insurer...
News,
October 2014
USD 2 trillion in investments back Green Bonds to tap USD 100 trillion bond market for climate solutions
Investors representing over two trillion dollars of assets under management as of September 23, issued an Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds, committing to grow a global market in the financing of climate change solutions. At the same a group of 13 (...)
News,
September 2014
SNL Financial: ECB stress highlights P&L crisis in Germany
According to SNL Financial, for Germany’s banks, the ECB stress test highlights poor returns and profitability, rather than their asset quality.
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AfDB issues 1% US $1 Billion Global Benchmark due 2 November 2018