NordLB top stories

• World Bank takes size as Hamburg lands safely after stumbling start

  

  Two public sector borrowers managed to get euro deals done in the primary market ahead of the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, with World Bank issuing its biggest ever bond in euros longer than 10 years and Hamburg comfortably crossing the line despite an embarrassing start to the execution process.

  • 10 Sep 2020

• Hamburg out early with pricing after announcement error

  The City of Hamburg began taking indications of interest with initial price thoughts for a 30 year bond on Wednesday afternoon ahead of schedule after one of the leads accidentally sent out a message announcing the official opening of order books.

  • 09 Sep 2020

• People moves in brief

  Ex-Barclays banker joins Finsbury to develop equity advisory — Laubjerg hired for natural resources at HSBC — Rousseau leaves Deutsche and joins Citi

  • 03 Sep 2020

• Greece readies 10 year tap while Berlin heads to long end

  All eyes in the primary euro public sector bond market are fixed on the expected arrival of Germany's green Bund this week, but there were still some other deals announced on Tuesday. Greece is sticking to its plan for a syndicated bond issuance every quarter and Berlin hopes to match the success of its compatriot Land NRW in the 30 year part of the curve.

  • 01 Sep 2020

• Ex-Commerz SSA trader resurfaces at NordLB

  A former sovereign, supranational and agency bond trader at Commerzbank has joined NordLB after an almost two year hiatus from the capital markets.

  • 01 Sep 2020

• Land NRW EUR1.25bn 0.375% Sep 50

  • 27 Aug 2020

• Land NRW and NWB kick open euro long end with small NIPs

  The State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Nederlandse Waterschapsbank rebooted the long of the euro SSA curve on Wednesday with well subscribed deals and minimal new issue premiums.

  • 26 Aug 2020

• Land NRW and NWB to test post-summer waters at euro long end

  The State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Nederlandse Waterschapsbank will be the first two public sector borrowers to test investors’ appetite for euro deals in the long end of the curve following the summer break.

  • 25 Aug 2020

• Baden-Wuerttemberg sells only 50% of aggressively priced deal

  The State of Baden-Wuerttemberg only managed to sell around half of its €1bn 10 year bond to investors on Tuesday as it came flat or slightly through its curve alongside competing supply in the tenor.

  • 25 Aug 2020

• ABN calls AT1 as markets dismiss extension risk

  ABN Amro has become the 18th bank to call an additional tier one (AT1) in 2020, as refinancing conditions continue to improve, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 24 Aug 2020