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High yields and tight senior/sub spread fuel enthusiasm for issuance among investors and issuers
◆ German utilities firm debuts hybrid bonds weeks after first senior deal ◆ Books shrink as issuer pushes tight ◆ Trade lands inside peers
◆ Swisscom pushes senior/sub spread close to record tights ◆ Tennet Germany lines up debut hybrid ◆ Hybrid volumes run ahead of 2025
◆ Books sticky throughout execution ◆ Debut deal lands tight ◆ Commitment to single-A rating drives first time trade
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The Singapore dollar bond market has been dominated by financial and corporate subordinated debt in recent weeks with transactions worth S$2.64bn ($1.9bn) sold since the start of May. While the swap driven nature of the demand means issuance will be patchy, bankers believe this trend could run for some time, writes Rev Hui. -
Canada’s Manulife Financial Corp and Singapore’s Mapletree Logistics Trust have added their names to the growing list of issuers accessing the Singapore dollar market for subordinated debt. And thanks to the comeback of private banks in the country, more issuers — both foreign and local — are expected to follow suit, reckon syndicate bankers.
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The Singapore dollar bond market’s recent resurgence of private bank demand has prompted a slew of subordinated debt issuance with Manulife Financial Corp launching a rare insurance tier two and Mapletree Logistics Trust opting for a perp non call five and a half on Monday.
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Aa3/A+ rated Total broke nearly six months of silence in the corporate hybrid bond market on Wednesday with a €1.75bn deal that emphatically proved the depth of investors' demand for the product.
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Two rating agencies decided to hold Repsol’s rating in the investment grade band late on Monday, as the oil producer defied early year expectations that it would be junked.
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Australian utility firm AusNet Services diversified its funding options this week with its first outing in Singapore dollars, printing a S$200m ($142m) hybrid.
