Canada
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The Province of Ontario’s three year dollar benchmark this week sparked criticism from onlooking bankers after the spread was set a day before pricing. However, a head of SSA DCM at one of the leads replied that it was the “honourable” thing to do after the deal received more demand than expected. -
Toronto-Dominion Bank has become the first Canadian issuer to launch a bail-inable senior bond publicly in euros, impressing on-looking bankers by landing the deal with a very tight spread to mid-swaps.
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp has made an internal appointment for its new treasurer.
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Toronto–Dominion Bank’s (TD) €1.75bn five year covered bond, which was issued on Wednesday, was priced 13bp tighter than where it might have launched in January when five other Canadian borrowers entered the market with similar deals.
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The dollar market is expected to provide just a handful of deals this week, with a benchmark for the Province of Quebec and a short dated floater for Eurofima up first.
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Canadian regulator Carolyn Rogers has been appointed as the next secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, replacing William Coen.
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The SSA euro market’s record start to the year shows no signs of slowing down, with bankers confident that the conditions which have helped draw record book after record book are here to stay. That backdrop helped Export Development Canada (EDC) to an excellent debut in the currency, as well as a very strong trade from the veteran European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
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Dollar swap spreads tightened dramatically in the middle of the week — with bankers at a loss to explain why — but the SSA sector was still “rock solid” in one syndicate head’s words, so the currency should be open for business next week. The only two dollar trades this week — a bond market return from CDP Financial and first deal of the year from Erste Abwicklungsanstalt — both went well.
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Guarantor: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
