Scotiabank top stories

• Maple market opens with green shoots

  

  A pair of supranationals opened the Maple market with sustainability bonds this week. The Canadian green market is “going through a growth phase” as more and more domestic investors show interest in the product, according to bankers.

  • 09 Jan 2020

• World Bank readies sustainable Maple deal

  The World Bank hit screens on Monday with a mandate for a new five year sustainable development Maple bond — its first public Canadian dollar issue since September.

  • 06 Jan 2020

• IOC subsidiary returns for C$580m

  Indian Oil Corp’s Canadian subsidiary, IndOil Montney, has returned to the loan market for a C$580m ($438m) five year deal. Unlike the last time, when it was primarily focusing on US and Canadian banks, the latest deal is targeting Asian liquidity.

  • 11 Dec 2019

• BNS follows results with sterling TLAC debut

  Bank of Nova Scotia returned to the sterling market for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, when it sold its first total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) compliant senior bonds in the currency a day after reporting its full year results.

  • 27 Nov 2019

• US bond market shrugs off growth fears and remains hot for issuers

  The fourth quarter began on a rocky note for global equities but the US high grade bond market has shrugged off concerns about stalling growth and issuance conditions remain strong.

  • 03 Oct 2019

• Ontario USD1.25bn 2% Oct 29

  • 26 Sep 2019

• Ontario and DBJ ride out rates volatility

  Two public sector borrowers rode out the tricky conditions in the dollar market on Wednesday to find good demand for new issues. US Treasury yields recorded sharp falls that were due to a range of factors, including the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry into US president Donald Trump.

  • 26 Sep 2019

• Kommuninvest kicks off busy dollar week

  Kommuninvest kicked off the dollar market this week with a $1.25bn blowout, despite it being at record tight levels over Treasuries, according to a banker on the deal. Following on from Kommuninvest’s deal, a wide range of SSAs look to print across the curve, including rare issuer IDB Invest with its five year dollar bond debut.

  • 24 Sep 2019

• IFC prints Canadian dollar green giant

  The International Finance Corp (IFC) hit screens this week with its first Canadian dollar green bond. The C$750m ($567m) print was the issuer’s largest ever in the currency, as well as the tightest an international SSA issuer has printed against the Canadian Mortgage Bond (CMB) curve, a large and liquid Canadian dollar benchmark.

  • 05 Sep 2019

• IFC launches Canadian dollar green debut

  The International Finance Corp hit screens on Tuesday afternoon with its first Canadian dollar green bond. The C$750m ($567m) bond is the issuer's largest ever in the currency.

  • 04 Sep 2019