Barclays
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank placed itself among the very top supranational names in the capital markets this week when its highly anticipated debut bond was priced in line with the likes of the World Bank and European Investment Bank. AIIB aims to become a regular issuer of debt, issuing across various currencies and structures to build a diversified funding programme. -
Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group kept the sterling covered bond market busy this week with Sonia-linked trades that drew strong demand and were priced with no new issue premium.
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European corporate bond investors showed they were hungry for paper on Thursday, despite the gloom infecting equity markets this week about the prospect of a restart to the China-US trade war. A flurry of issuers came to the market, hot from roadshows, and got plenty of over-subscription while slashing their spreads by 20bp to 30bp.
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Schlesinger leaves Santander – New responsibilities for Ross – Soc Gen shuffles markets top brass
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Ireland set a new order book record when it issued a curve-extending long 30 year bond on Thursday.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) positioned itself among the very highest credits on Thursday with its capital markets debut, selling a five year global dollar benchmark bond that bankers said was priced similarly to top rated supranational debt from issuers like the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.
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Chinese online tutorial platform GSX Techedu is seeking approval for an American Depository Shares (ADS) listing on Nasdaq, as fellow Chinese company DouYu waits for more stable market conditions before commencing pre-marketing for its own $500m ADS offering.
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Chinese online tutorial platform GSX Techedu is seeking approval for an American Depository Shares (ADS) listing on Nasdaq.
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The strength of corporate bond demand, after falls in stockmarkets engendered by the US's hardened stance on trade talks with China, will be tested in the US on Wednesday by a $20bn issue for IBM. In Europe, the test could come on Thursday, since a handful of issuers finished roadshows on Wednesday.
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The Co-operative Group, the UK food retailer and provider of funeral, legal and insurance services, launched its first sustainable bond on Wednesday and achieved impressive demand. But that had little to do with its ethical characteristics.
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NRW.Bank mandated banks on Wednesday for a 10 year euro bond, in what is the agency’s first benchmark since rules were changed to allow the bank to be dissolved by law only.
