The rise in the yield of the 10-year TNote has been impressive since the start of May, up from 1.60% to 2.90%, its highest level since July 2011 (TNote contract has shed around 6%). The steepening of the US sovereign yield curve has been just as impressive, as the 10-2Y spread has widened to 250bp from around 140bp at the start of May.

ING announced today that it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in its Chinese insurance joint venture ING-BOB Life Insurance Company to BNP Paribas Cardif, the insurance arm of BNP Paribas.

Credit Suisse today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Stanley's wealth management businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), excluding Switzerland.

Fitch Ratings has assigned Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama Anonim Sirketi's (Hazine) USD1.5bn of global certificates (Sukuk), due 26 March 2018, a 'BBB-' rating. The certificates have a profit rate of 2.803%.

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, the African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, priced a $1 billion fixed rate US Dollar Global benchmark due March 15, 2018. The transaction pays a coupon of 0.875 per cent and a spread of five basis points over Mid-Swaps...