The European Union has renamed its initiative to help member states gain access to finance for defence investment. Formerly termed ReArm Europe, the plan will now be referred to as Readiness 2030.

The three European supervisory authorities gave CLO managers an unexpected headache this week, with new guidance on how to comply with their risk retention obligations. The shock update came on Monday ...

Morgan Stanley recently gave veteran CRE banker Jim Flaum the newly created role of chairman of global commercial real estate finance, according to an internal memo obtained by GlobalCapital. Flaum ...

KfW this week tapped a 10 year bond for €3bn, in a clear signal of its strategy to provide investors with highly liquid ...

Universal bank in EMEA is still a work in progress, but Mizuho has chosen now to hire an M&A banker from BNP Paribas to lead the next stage of growth ...

Euro covered bond issuers are circling and weighing up imminent issuance — even after the US' new tariff regime rocked the market on Thursday. Although further market stability will be required for ...

Chinese billionaire Chen Bang and Vito Gestión Patrimonial raised €42.4m on Wednesday evening by selling 8% of Clínica Baviera, a Spanish eye clinic group, in a block trade. Alantra was the bookrunner ...

A trifecta of European RMBS and ABS issuers achieved good coverage levels on Wednesday, despite looming market uncertainty over the US trade tariff announcement, and ultimately getting ahead of ...

"This has put us in a comfortable position before we come out of blackout in May, when we also have some redemptions.” The issuer had been considering a sterling benchmark all year. This is the fourth ...

Primary market FIG issuance ground to a halt on Thursday after global stocks were hit hard and growth forecasts slashed following US president Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcements. Issuers ...

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein issued a bond on Thursday as financial markets reacted to the announcement that the US will impose unprecedented tariffs on an array of its trading partners.

Agency prints ahead of 'Liberation Day' ◆ Proactive approach to funding this year leaves issuer in good place ◆ Ten year euro social bond still in pipeline ...