Banks

The European Investment Bank re-opened the primary euro public sector bond market with a decent outing in the 10 year part of the curve on Tuesday. Finland is next up, hitting screens for a deal of the same tenor expected on Wednesday.

Nice Ltd, the New York-listed Israeli software company, has tapped the equity-linked market for financing with a new $400m five year convertible bond.

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has appeared in the bond market for the third time this year, and for the third time is seeking a triple tranche deal. It re-opens the CEEMEA market after a brief summer drought.

Yidu Tech, a Chinese technology-based healthcare provider, is seeking approval for a Hong Kong IPO.

Chinese bottled water and beverage company Nongfu Spring has opened books for its HK$8.35bn ($1.08bn) IPO of H-shares on the back of support from state funds in the Mainland and Singapore.

21Vianet Group, a Chinese internet and data centre provider, is tapping equity investors with a follow-on offer of new American Depository Shares.

Shandong Guohui Investment Co relied heavily on its 20-strong syndicate group to seal a tightly priced $400m bond.

DBS has hired Abhishek Jain from Goldman Sachs to join its mergers and acquisition team.

South Korea telecommunications operator KT Corp broke a three-year hiatus from the bond market on Monday to raise $400m.

One of the more unusual green bonds of 2019, the $125m high yield issue for Teekay Shuttle Tankers, which operates ships serving the offshore oil industry, was tapped on Friday for $75m under the company's new name of Altera Shuttle Tankers.

The European Investment Bank will re-open the euro public sector bond new issue market for the last funding period of the year. Further issuers are expected to appear this week, trying to get in before the European Union’s giant borrowing programme begins.

Investors are doubtful whether the extraordinary stock market rally of the last few months will continue, as they await news of a vaccine, further economic fallout from the pandemic, and the result of the US presidential election. If they want to maintain equity exposure while limiting potential losses, UBS analysts have suggested using call options for certain indices.