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PrivateBancorp halts vote on CIBC bid

  Bloomberg PrivateBancorp Inc. postponed a shareholder vote on a takeover by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) after proxy-advisory firms and some investors called the $3.96 billion cash-and-stock offer insufficient following a post-election rally of U.S. regional lenders. “In view of the significant changes to trading market conditions over the past few weeks, we believe it is in the best ...

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Al Baraka eyes $300mn Tier 1 sukuk issue

  MANAMA / Reuters Al Baraka Banking Group is targeting the sale of capital-boosting sukuk worth $300 million in the first quarter of 2017, the chief executive of the Bahrain-based Islamic lender, with operations in over a dozen countries, said on Tuesday. “You’ll see issuance of sukuk in the first quarter of 2017 around $300 million, and we are talking ...

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HSBC unfazed as best emerging bonds hit by India rate shock

  Bloomberg Indian sovereign bonds will recover from their biggest loss in more than three years as benign cash conditions in the banking system spur demand for debt and policy makers return to cutting interest rates in early 2017, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. The benchmark 10-year yield jumped 21 basis points to 6.41% on Wednesday, the biggest increase since ...

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