Currencies

The euro market is braced for a difficult close to the year. Given the turbulent conditions expected, green bonds may come into their own.

NRW.Bank will look to bring a euro green bond later this year, perhaps as soon as October, according to head of investor relations Frank Richter.

BMW exceeded market expectations with an A$150m MTN on Wednesday, surprising dealers with the strength of demand it attracted.

The World Bank began meeting investors this week for a landmark bond denominated in the IMF special drawing rights (SDR), after it gaining approval from the People’s Bank of China. More issuers are lining up to sell SDR bonds, with each trade likely to have unique features.

The World Bank has mandated banks for its landmark Special Drawing Rights (SDR) bond with market participants expecting a strong response from onshore Chinese investors.

With the World Bank set to issue a ground-breaking bond denominated in IMF special drawing rights (SDR) in China this month, markets are starting to take a closer look at what the odds are for the SDR to pull off its transition to a real-world financial instrument.

One of the longest running and most painful sagas in global leveraged finance came to an end this week when high yield investors on Wednesday accepted Veritas Technologies’ €600m-equivalent secured seven year non-call three senior bond eight months after it was first launched. Victor Jimenez reports.

KfW tapped a A$2.1bn 4% January 2019 bond on Wednesday for A$200m ($154.4m), as KommuneKredit reopened a A$215m 2.9% November 2026 for A$25m.

The Canton of Ticino tapped a Sfr120m ($122.8m) 0.4% June 2044 bond on Wednesday for Sfr50m. The issuer took advantage of the absence of Swiss government bond auctions this August and a tighter pricing environment since the UK's Brexit vote.

Since the August 4 announcement that the Bank of England will purchase corporate bonds again, much chin stroking has occurred about the differences between the Bank’s approach and that of the European Central Bank. In at least one respect, though, the BoE's scheme seems superior.

Eurofima has increased its January 2027 Kangaroo bond by A$20m ($15.4m), taking the total outstanding volume of the bond to A$95m. The smaller sized, tap to demand reopening is a growing trend in the market, said bankers.

Veritas Technologies on Tuesday began marketing a €580m-equivalent secured bond, the last leg of the debt package that supports its acquisition by private equity firm Carlyle — and that investors rejected in November 2015.