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ORIGINATION
Origination: SocGen issues digital US bond
Societe Generale has issued its first digital bond in the US, using Broadridge’s issuance, trading and management tokenisation services.
The bonds were registered by SocGen’s digital asset subsidiary, Societe Generale-FORGE, and purchased by DRW. IntellectEU’s...
RATINGS & ANALYSIS
Ratings & Analysis: S&P upgrades South Africa
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded South Africa’s long-term sovereign ratings, assigning the country BB for foreign currency and BB+ for local currency, with a positive outlook.
The upgrade, from BB- in foreign currency and BB...
INVESTOR DEMAND
Investor Demand: S&P Global taps Snowflake connectivity for private markets investors
Private markets investors are now able to input data from S&P Global’s iLEVEL portfolio monitoring platform directly into their Snowflake environments.
Investors will be able to analyse iLEVEL data alongside other datasets, including company financials,...
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