Austrian Sovereign
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Erste Group has arranged a Schuldschein via blockchain, through a platform it helped construct alongside Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric. -
Österreichische Kontrollbank could issue one more benchmark before the year end at the short end of the curve, according to a treasury official at the agency.
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Österreichische Kontrollbank mandated banks for a three year dollar benchmark global on Tuesday, with strong investor demand for the currency as a result of a lack of supply.
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The Republic of Austria has reduced its benchmark government bond funding target for 2018 by 15%, mainly due to a further downpayment from the sale of bad bank assets.
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There was a smattering of sterling deals from public sector borrowers this week, as the biggest issuer in the currency — the UK Debt Management Office — provided details for its next syndication.
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New technologies are marching into the securities issuance process. This week came bids to shake up two very different kinds of private debt — traditional corporate Schuldscheine and funky structured notes.
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The Province of Alberta printed a strong 10 year dollar benchmark on Thursday — the first in that maturity from an SSA since late January — leading the way for others to follow, said SSA bankers. Elsewhere, five years was very much in vogue in the dollar market — although there were some signs of investor fatigue by the end of the week, despite more issuers being expected to look at the tenor next week.
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Index provider Limeyard said on Wednesday it had entered into a partnership with the Vienna Stock Exchange under which they will develop indices together.
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Two SSA borrowers readied trades in the dollar market on Monday, lining up for a busy week of issuance.
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