Svenska Handelsbanken GBP500m 1.625% Jun 22

• 14 Jun 2018

Svenska Handelsbanken joins green pipeline in FIG

Svenska Handelsbanken has published a green bond framework ahead of its first issuance in the format.

• 13 Jun 2018

Svenska picks spot for sterling senior comeback

A sensible choice of maturity and new issue premium helped Svenska Handelsbanken find strong demand on Monday for its first sterling-denominated senior bond in more than two years.

• 11 Jun 2018

FIG new issues widen in stampede of deals

Financial institutions stretched the appetite of bond investors to breaking point this week, flooding the euro market with nearly €15bn of deals, which struggled to perform in secondary despite carrying large new issue concessions.

• 15 Mar 2018

Breaking point fears as banks crowd new issue market

Citigroup and Svenska Handelsbanken were both offering senior bonds in euros on Wednesday, as bankers started to question whether the primary market could continue to support large volumes of new issuance.

• 14 Mar 2018

Property popular as investors offered a range of locations

The total issuance of investment grade corporate bonds in February was an underwhelming €14.8bn but the property sector has outshone all others in 2018 and this week was no different as investors had further diversification to consider.

• 01 Mar 2018

More property diversification alongside Renault’s return to IG bonds

Finnish residential property developer Kojamo and French care home operator Orpea added to the geographical diversity of the property company corporate bonds sold this week with a €500m seven year deal, while frequent issuer RCI Banque sold a dual tranche offering

• 01 Mar 2018

Sovereigns could star in growing Nordic green bond market

Bankers expect further fast growth in Nordic green bond issuance in 2018, including a good chance of sovereign deals, with Sweden a leading candidate.

• 05 Jan 2018

Barclays leads flurry of sterling covered bond supply

The sterling covered bond market enjoyed a strong start to the year, with four issuers raising a collective £3.7bn. Barclays priced the first deal of the year, which also happened to be one of the longest and largest.

• 04 Jan 2018

UBS: Basel shortfalls could be ‘closed in 3 years’

The Basel III reforms will create a 4% capital shortfall across the banking sector that could be covered in close to three years, according to analysts at UBS.

• 11 Dec 2017