Canada
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Danske Bank in Finland, formally known as Sampo Housing Loan Bank, has mandated leads for its first covered bond since September 2012. Meanwhile, La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec (CCDJ) has also mandated.
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The Province of Manitoba has placed its largest ever medium term note in euros, reaching what may be the largest cost effective size possible for swapping the proceeds into Canadian dollars, according to the issuer. -
Not content with being the first foreign government to issuing an offshore renminbi bond, the Province of British Columbia (BC) is now aiming to access the reopened onshore Panda bond market as the next step in reinforcing its commitment to China, says Michael de Jong, BC’s Minister of Finance, to GlobalRMB in a phone interview.
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SSA borrowers this week provided investors with a strong line up of innovative products. A new standard was set in SRI bonds, Cyprus raised €1bn via an innovative switch offer, Italy sold two year debt at a negative yield and British Columbia is lining up its debt Panda bond.
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The Province of British Columbia (BC) is mulling a debut Panda bond, which would set another record for the province as the first foreign government issuer in China's onshore bond market. However, to go ahead BC will need the Chinese regulator to allow sovereigns into the recently reopened Panda bond market.
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With the year's end fast approaching, SSA issuers are jostling for space after a summer blighted by volatility. Investors are rewarding pragmatic borrowers with large order books but it seems there is little room for opportunism.
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Wednesday’s shock market development saw short-selling research firm Citron allege that biotech firm Valeant Pharmaceutical inflated its sales figures by selling to “phantom captive pharmacies” in a plot reminiscent of the Enron scandal of over a decade ago.
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Three dollar issuers found no lack of demand at the short end when printing a trifecta of 2018s this week but tougher markets played into more defensive pricing strategies — at least in the early stages.
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Export Development Canada printed the third three year dollar deal in as many days on Thursday, suggesting that investor demand for short dated dollar debt is by no means sated.
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A second Canadian SSA issuer is bringing a deal in the week that the country elected a new government — but has opted for a different core currency to its compatriot.
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Province of Quebec has printed the first euro benchmark from a Canadian SSA since Ontario pulled a deal earlier this month. Though subscribed, the €750m 10 year deal was not the blowout bankers were hoping for and is indicative of a tough market environment.
