Standard Chartered

Head of capital issuance, Richard Staff, and global head of bond syndicate, Hussain Zaidi, speak to GlobalCapital

◆ Eight foreign banks raise more than $18bn in three days as BMO adds another $1bn to multiple perps ◆ M&A funding also boosts February FIG volume to over $50bn ◆ Slow down felt by Thursday as spreads widen

◆ Standard Chartered eyes investor appetite for European banks in dollar AT1 ◆ NatWest plans a dollar tier two issue

Both transactions priced flat to fair value or tighter

Pair of loans with support from Bpifrance, AfDB and IsDB offer two ways to raise capital

Singapore’s ST Telemedia Global Data Centres last week issued a rare instrument: a sustainability-linked hybrid capital bond. Nelson Lim, the company’s CFO, explains why

◆ European banks lead issuance with focus on senior funding ◆ Market wobbles prove funding more challenging than expected ◆ Foreign banks’ capital raising is one prominent feature

ADIB likely to be used as main comparable

The note would be the bank's first trade since its blowout tier one sukuk in the summer

US bank’s $6bn two-part opco/holdco deal, joined by Santander and Standard Chartered Yankees, pushes October FIG volume to $54bn

Policy bank hopes building a full curve will provide more clarity to pricing

The appointment of the investment banker as Standard Chartered CFO could provide the the bank the boost needs in its turnaround