Currencies
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The Swiss franc primary bond market enjoyed a week of notable firsts, new records and diversity this week across the corporate, cantonal and financial institutions sectors. -
Verizon Communications, the US telecoms group, returned for the second time to the Kangaroo market on Wednesday to extend its curve out to 20 years in what one lead manager described as a first for the market.
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Chinese conglomerate Fosun International turned to Europe for its fundraising efforts this week, enticing investors to a €400m high yield rated bond.
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The People’s Republic of China has caused a stir among DCM bankers in Asia and Europe with plans to return to the euro bond market for the first time since 2004. While expectations on opposite sides of the world are starkly different, what is clear is that the sovereign’s deal will be less about the pricing itself and more about making a statement. Addison Gong and Burhan Khadbai report.
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After making its debut in the capital markets last week, France’s Action Logement Services (ALS) plans to issue bonds and private placements across various maturities under its 100% sustainable euro medium-term note (EMTN) programme.
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Verizon Communications, the US telecoms group, is preparing to return to the Kangaroo bond market with a multi-tranche deal, offering maturities up to 20 years — far longer than its longest outstanding 10 year tranche.
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The Republic of Indonesia raised more than $2bn from a dual-currency bond sale on Wednesday, taking some of the market by surprise with its opportunistic move.
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A rise in the Swiss swap curve and an improvement in cross-currency dynamics helped momentum created by a well-received Citi trade last Friday to be carried over into this week. Three familiar FIG names returned to the market on Monday, including Chile’s Banco de Credito e Inversiones (BCI).
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Italy won huge backing from investors as it placed its first BTP Italia trade since a poorly received deal in November 2018, which came during the peak of the volatility in the country’s bond market.
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Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Ico) and Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) found strong demand in the short end of the euro curve on Wednesday, which SSA bankers are calling the new sweet spot, despite the deeply negative yields.
