Demand for covered bonds is rising as investors seek opportunities to deploy capital in low-risk assets during a period of market uncertainty -
Issuance of covered bonds—bonds issued by financial institutions and backed by...more
Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. In the US, investment grade corporate borrowers secured US$429.7 billion...more
6/21/2024
/ Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Market ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
UK
The European Central Bank has launched a EUR 750 billion bond purchase programme designed to mitigate the enormous economic and financial risks to the Eurozone caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The creation of the "Pandemic...more
The White & Case Capital Markets team updates its March 2018 publication on bond repurchases given the current environment where issuers may consider whether, if their bonds are trading at a discount to par, they should...more
3/30/2020
/ Bond Issuers ,
Bonds ,
Buyback Programs ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creeping Tenders ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Offerors ,
Repurchases ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wellman Factors
Essential features of bank capital regulation across Europe in one handy wall chart.
Regulatory capital requirements for prudentially supervised financial services companies across Europe are complex and changing rapidly....more
3/26/2019
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
CRD IV Directive ,
Credit ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Insolvency ,
MREL ,
TLAC
Regional differences and market maturities are forging a dynamic finance landscape with ever-more resourceful and innovative methods of meeting the global infrastructure funding challenge....more
3/14/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Bonds ,
Debt Financing ,
Equity Financing ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Economy ,
Greenfield Projects ,
Holding Companies ,
Hybrid Capital Instruments ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Innovation ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Placements