Nordea top stories

• Euronav gets $713m in loans as tanker outlook turns sour

  

  Euronav, the Belgium based crude oil tanker company, has signed a $713m loan package, as the sector outlook turns bleak after a strong start to the year because of an overproduction of oil.

  • 22 Oct 2020

• Nordic banks to finish 2020 with PPs

  Nordic banks are likely to focus on smaller private placements for the rest of the year, with many already having enough liquidity that they do not need to print new benchmarks.

  • 15 Oct 2020

• High grade corporate issuers find roaring reception from market as window narrows

  Risk appetite has returned to the high grade corporate bond market this week, as investors looked to snap up what they could before presidential election volatility and earnings blackouts create a desolate primary market.

  • 08 Oct 2020

• Rare trio take contrasting approaches to senior mart

  Argenta Spaarbank, Belfius Bank and Jyske Bank took differing approaches to sell €500m no-grow senior bonds this week — Argenta offered a substantial new issue premium, while the latter pair pushed their pricing close to fair value.

  • 08 Oct 2020

• Bankers exalt pricing power in European AT1 market

  Crédit Agricole and Nykredit Realkredit were able to push aggressively on pricing in the additional tier one (AT1) market this week, as they took advantage of favourable supply and demand dynamics.

  • 08 Oct 2020

• Immofinanz and Heimstaden Bostad push real estate risk through market

  Europe’s investment grade corporate bond market saw trades from the Covid-19 rocked real estate sector on Thursday, with Immofinanz and Heimstaden Bostad attracting less demand than recent similarly rated trades.

  • 08 Oct 2020

• Rare pair prints senior in euro FIG market

  A pair of infrequent issuers, Belfius Bank and Jyske Bank, tapped a strong market on Thursday with a pair of senior deals. The conducive environment is expected to wane as banks enter blackout periods, and prospective deals will have to vie with volatility around the US presidential election.

  • 08 Oct 2020

• EBRD prints record Sofr deal

  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ventured out to raise its largest ever bond linked to the secured overnight financing rate (Sofr) this week in what otherwise a thin week for issuance in dollars.

  • 07 Oct 2020

• Sweden launches two year dollar benchmark

  Sweden hit the dollar market on Tuesday, raising $2.5bn with a two year benchmark in what is likely to be the week’s only SSA dollar supply.

  • 06 Oct 2020

• Nykredit returns to AT1 with tightly priced deal

  Nykredit Realkredit was set to launch its first additional tier one (AT1) in over five years on Tuesday, tightening its pricing by more than 50bp to close in on a level that looked close to fair value.

  • 06 Oct 2020