Scotiabank top stories

• BNS returns to senior Swissies

  

  Bank of Nova Scotia ended a six year absence from the senior segment of the Swiss market to print a 10 year bond on Monday.

  • 12 Jul 2021

• Scotia Chile debuts abroad with Swiss franc five year

  The Bank of Nova Scotia’s Chilean subsidiary turned to the Swiss franc for its debut international bond sale on Tuesday, achieving a cost of funding well inside what it could have achieved in the domestic market.

  • 01 Jul 2021

• Glarner Kantonalbank taps Swissies for tier two

  Glarner Kantonalbank dipped into the tier two market this week to raise an index eligible bond that may fund the redemption of the additional tier one (AT1) the bank rolled over in December due to coronavirus volatility. GLKB was joined on screens by a flurry of financial activity out of Chile.

  • 24 Jun 2021

• Telus preps Canada’s first SLB, Enbridge to follow

  Canadian telecommunications company Telus is set to print the nation’s first sustainability-linked bond, after launching its framework earlier this week. Fellow Canadian Enbridge could join Telus: the oil pipeline operator published its SLB framework on Thursday.

  • 18 Jun 2021

• G-SIB pair goes niche for group level debt

  A pair of globally systematically important banks (G-SIBs) made rare visits to niche bond markets to raise senior debt at a group level this week, including a Canadian dollar market that is enjoying its busiest year for offshore financials since 2007.

  • 18 Jun 2021

• Goldman Sachs taps Maple mart

  Goldman Sachs made its second visit to the Maple market this year on Thursday. The Canadian dollar market is enjoying its busiest year in four years for offshore issuance.

  • 23 Apr 2021

• P&G and Yankees keep US market alight amid blackouts

  Corporate bond issues came at a healthy clip in the US market this week, despite earnings blackouts, as investors showed a preference for highly rated paper.

  • 22 Apr 2021

• ADB sells first Kangaroo and Maple gender bonds

  The Asian Development Bank this week sold its first gender bonds in Canadian and Australian dollars as part of what the borrower describes as its commitment to supporting projects that promote gender equality and women’s leadership.

  • 22 Apr 2021

• Land NRW and IFFIm print size in dollars amid fiery conditions

  The State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the International Finance Facility for Immunisation attracted impressive demand in the dollar market on Wednesday, allowing them to print big deals in the currency.

  • 14 Apr 2021

• Verizon caps funding campaign with niche currency salvo

  Verizon Communications, the US telecoms group, embarked on an almost $3bn niche currency bond issuing spree this week, which included the largest foreign Swiss franc bond since early 2018.

  • 17 Mar 2021