Bank of America
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten went ultra long in the euro market on Wednesday to issue its longest outstanding bond. -
Old Mutual has launched a sale of shares in Nedbank Group Ltd, one of South Africa’s largest banks, on behalf of some of its investors who could not receive them as part of the bank’s unbundling from the Old Mutual Group, which was announced last month.
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Secondary spreads in corporate bonds have widened in October, somewhat in line with the sell-off in all global markets. US credit spreads have suffered more than European, but some investors don’t see the move as material, for now.
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The European Stability Mechanism priced its second ever dollar benchmark at a “fair” level of around 5bp over European Investment Bank’s September 2020, according to onlooking SSA bankers. Elsewhere in the dollar SSA market, Inter-American Development and NRW.Bank mandated banks for floating rate notes.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten and KfW mandated banks on Tuesday for euro issues at opposite ends of the curve.
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The European Stability Mechanism mandated banks on Monday for its second ever dollar benchmark, following the launch of its dollar programme last year. The supranational will likely issue a size of $3bn to complete its funding needs for the year, according to SSA bankers.
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Thailand Future Fund hit screens on Friday, with a set of cornerstone investors looking to help get its Bt44.7bn ($1.4bn) IPO across the line.
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A global equity sell-off mid-week caused some jitters among bankers covering a live Kommunalbanken dollar deal on Wednesday, but the nervousness proved unfounded as the trade came through to acclaim. The deal was typical in a week where SSAs priced tight and with big books despite choppy wider markets.
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Conagra Brands became the biggest high-grade casualty of market volatility when it pulled a multi-billion M&A financing on Thursday.
