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ORIGINATION

Origination: SocGen issues digital US bond

Origination: SocGen issues digital US bond

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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

Ratings & Analysis: S&P upgrades South Africa

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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

Investor Demand: S&P Global taps Snowflake connectivity for private markets investors

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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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