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- Italy and Switzerland give bank bonds a boost- A renaissance for emerging market corporate issuance... or not- Using pension funds to fix UK equity capital markets [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at trends in the asset management industry in Italy in 2018. It highlights the impact of mergers of asset management firms on the industry. The shifting supply and demand in the industry are discussed, as well as the effect of falling interest rates on bank fees. In addition, the article analyzes the implications of a decline in the share of banks' bonds.

Eni, the oil and gas company, became the first Italian corporate to open books on a syndicated bond since the coronavirus pandemic sent markets went haywire in March, as syndicate bankers say issuance levels will ramp up sharply in the coming days. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eni saw chunky demand for the first Italian corporate bond sold since the coronavirus pandemic hit markets in March, but it had to pay up over its curve compered to oil industry peers from outside Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Covid-19 corornavirus outbreak has become prevalent enough in Italy to lead to a quarantine of around 10 towns. But this still doesn't appear to be enough to derail the motoring primary corporate bond market. There is plenty of justification to think that robust market conditions will last a while longer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rise of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Italy has tapped the brakes on the zooming high grade corporate bond primary market. Concerns over the spread of the illness have sent corporate spreads wider and rates tighter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Italian energy company Enel sold €1.25bn of new hybrid bonds this week to help fund the repurchase of its hybrids with 2019 and 2020 call dates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intesa Sanpaolo is looking to become the first ever Italian bank to sell a deal in the Tokyo Pro-Bond format, less than two weeks away from a general election in Italy which has made some investors nervous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UnipolSai Assicurazioni, the insurance branch of Unipol Gruppo, came to the market on Thursday with a no-grow €500m tier two deal, which was priced inside some expectations of fair value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Iccrea Banca, the central institution of Italian credit unions and savings banks, opened books on a short dated floating rate deal on Thursday, shortly after having had its credit ratings cut to speculative grade by Fitch. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Italy's leading gas distribution company Italgas was the latest issuer to benefit from the lack of corporate bond supply so far in 2018, tapping a deal on Tuesday. Investors, starved of paper, have caused order books to be multiple times oversubscribed and issuers have benefited from tight pricing as a result. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This week, Esselunga, a 60 year old Italian supermarket chain issued its debut corporate bonds. It is rated Baa2/BBB-, the same as its own government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane was the only issuer in the corporate bond market on Thursday. The Italian railway operator's eight year €1bn deal followed a European roadshow last week and took a similar path to other deals this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ente di Previdenza ed Assistenza Pluricategoriale (EPAP), the Roma-based fund for actuaries, chemists, agronomists, forestry experts and geologists, is investing in investment grade bonds and high yield for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that after the Italian referendum result, the corporate bond players are cautiously awaiting the outcome of the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting. It states that a short-term positive or negative trend will depend on what policies will be announced by the European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi.

The article presents information on the impact of the constitutional referendum of Italy on the investment grade (IG) corporate bonds. Topics including issues of the Italy's utility companies, the reaction of investors to the referendum, and European Central Bank`s meeting on monetary policy, are also presented.

Italy's corporate sector extended its run of new bonds intended to fund buy-backs on Wednesday, with multiutility Acea the latest borrower to use the manoeuvre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the highlights of a roundtable discussion on the outlook for the supply-demand dynamic in the corporate bond and loan markets in Italy. Some of the participants are Telecom Italia head of finance and insurance Andrea Balzarini, Vibac chief executive officer (CEO) Patrizio Masini and BNP Paribas head of investment grade (IG) bonds Federica Sartori. Topics discussed include the decline in corporate bond issuance volumes in 2014 and restructuring of the bank facility.

Unrated Italian power generation machinery company Ansaldo Energia's first corporate bond was particularly popular with domestic investors on Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Corporate bond bankers and investors are taking Syriza's victory in Sunday's Greek general election in their stride [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]