DNB Bank ASA top stories

• Crisis Talk — with Thor Tellefsen, head of funding at DNB

  

  DNB entered 2020 better capitalised than ever, and having taken the opportunity to get ahead with its regulatory funding at the end of last year, it was also better financed than ever. Even so, following the regulator's decision to delay implementation of MREL target by one year, DNB could return to the covered bond market in the latter half of 2020.

  • 01 Jun 2020

• Volvo Car gets state backing in loan market

  Sweden’s Volvo Car, a car maker, has become the latest company under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic to sign a state-guaranteed loan, as bankers say that state support is essential to secure commercial bank loans for the worst affected sectors.

  • 22 May 2020

• Norway's debut syndicated tap gets foreign investor boost

  Norway’s debut syndicated tap went off with a bang on Tuesday, attracting a bumper Nkr37bn ($3.7bn) order book. The deal’s success was driven in part by increased demand from foreign investors for Norwegian govvies.

  • 19 May 2020

• Lockdown easing and vaccine hopes light up corporate primary

  High grade corporates poured into the primary market on Monday, with sentiment noticeably higher as the first trial for a Covid-19 vaccine in the US and easing of lockdown restrictions in Europe cheered markets.

  • 18 May 2020

• Norway prepares debut syndicated tap

  The Kingdom of Norway is set to sell its first ever syndicated tap. The sovereign hit screens on Monday with initial price thoughts for the reopening of a 10 year Norwegian krone bond.

  • 18 May 2020

• Avinor lands Nkr2bn deal in turbulent Nokkie market

  The oil price slump on Monday spelt trouble for issuers in the already underperforming Norwegian krone bond market. Amid this turbulence, state-owned Norwegian airport operator Avinor flew in on Wednesday to print a Nkr2bn ($187.8m) dual floating and fixed tranche deal.

  • 23 Apr 2020

• Auchan brings successful trade from tricky sector

  Europe’s high grade corporate bond market faced one of its biggest tests on Wednesday, with France’s Auchan, which operates in the heavily disrupted retail sector, getting a deal away with one of the larger new issue concessions seen in recent weeks.

  • 22 Apr 2020

• World Bank smashes Swedish krona SSA record

  The World Bank followed up Wednesday’s record breaking dollar deal with another one for the record books on Thursday, scooping up Skr11.5bn ($1.2bn) in the Swedish krona market to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 17 Apr 2020

• Norway NOK24bn 1.375% Aug 30

  • 13 Feb 2020

• Norway out with IPTs for its yearly syndication

  The Kingdom of Norway hit screens on Tuesday with initial pricing thoughts on its yearly syndicated benchmark.

  • 11 Feb 2020