NordLB top stories

• Scholz: no bad bank for Deutschmerz, NordLB rescue not state aid

  

  Olaf Scholz, finance minister and vice-chancellor for Germany, said that there was 'no debate' about the creation of a bad bank in a prospective merger between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. He also does not believe that the recapitalisation of NordLB by the association of German savings banks would contravene EU state aid rules.

  • 08 Feb 2019

• Finland and Madrid to join 10 year party

  Finland and Madrid hit screens on Monday to capitalise on the red hot appetite for euro sovereign supply in the 10 year part of the curve.

  • 04 Feb 2019

• NordLB falls below minimum capital requirements

  NordLB said at the weekend that it had welcomed an offer of an equity injection from the German association of savings banks (DSGV) and the State of Lower Saxony, as it looks to restore its capital position to above its minimum requirements.

  • 04 Feb 2019

• Barbarians arrive at the banks’ gates as others flee

  While banks fight shy of big-ticket mergers, a select group of private equity firms are leading the restructuring of the industry in Europe, writes David Rothnie.

  • 31 Jan 2019

• Land Saxony-Anhalt EUR1bn 0.75% Jan 29

  • 24 Jan 2019

• Spain out with 10 year syndication

  Spain mandated banks on Monday for its first syndicated bond of the year, as it looks to replicate the success of other eurozone sovereign syndications so far in 2019.

  • 21 Jan 2019

• Axiom: NPEs down overall, but worst performers are surprising

  EU banks have drastically reduced their non-performing exposures over the past year, and the weakest lenders in terms of provisioning shortfalls are not from Europe’s periphery, according to research by Axiom Alternative Investments. However, two banks named as some of the worst performers disagreed with this label.

  • 17 Jan 2019

• Schuldschein’s tech mania leaves endgame unclear

  A revolution is occurring in the Schuldschein market. This sedate and sober instrument has shaken its fusty reputation and transformed into a bustling hotbed of technological progress. Seven digital platforms sprang up in 2018, each declaring a grand ambition to drive efficiency. But with platforms jockeying for position, under the eye of the German regulator, some question the rate of change and the authenticity of some agents of it.

  • 17 Dec 2018

• Brandenburg comfortably over the line for 20 year return

  The Federal State of Brandenburg was oversubscribed for its second ever euro benchmark in the 20 year part of the curve on Tuesday. The deal offered a 2bp concession, according to the leads.

  • 20 Nov 2018

• Brandenburg set for return to 20 year

  The Federal State of Brandenburg mandated banks on Monday for its second ever euro benchmark in the 20 year part of the curve, following its debut in the maturity in 2016.

  • 19 Nov 2018