Issuers prepare for execution despite market turmoil

Syndicate officials tried to remain positive in the face of worsening market conditions on Monday. After a strong post-summer reopening, market participants had hoped a full pipeline would carry momentum into this week. The primary market remained closed, however, and the secondary market is still hamstrung due to a lack of liquidity. Nevertheless, Raiffeisen Landesbank Steiermark has finished roadshowing and has mandated banks for a trade, while Norway’s Terra Boligkreditt will end its pre-deal investor meetings on Wednesday. Both benefit from strong credit fundamentals and relative rarity, and with investors keen to diversify into high quality paper hopes for issuance later in the week remain high.