Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG completed Europe’s first commercial real estate collateralised loan obligation, according to lawyers involved in the deal, breaking into a market that’s more than doubled in the US. The bank sealed a deal with commercial real estate lender Starz Real Estate, according lawyers at Reed Smith who represent the borrower. The agreement, denominated in euros and …

Bloomberg Iceland’s central bank delivered its biggest hike since the coronavirus crisis struck in a bid to quell inflation and a rampant housing market. Policy makers in Reykjavik lifted seven-day term deposit rate by 50 basis points to 2%, highest level since March 2020. “The inflation outlook has deteriorated somewhat since August, owing in part to more persistent global price …

Bloomberg Banks will play a key role in helping drive a reduction in carbon emissions through advising clients on how best to address their environmental footprint, according to a senior executive at HSBC Holdings Plc. “Catalyst is the word I use, but it’s in a very proactive sense,” Colin Bell, who leads HSBC’s European unit, said in a panel discussion …