Swedbank AB top stories

• Swedish krona attracts covered FIG issues

  Swedish krona levels look attractive compared to euros, say bankers, leading to a raft of large deals being printed at the short end. Swedbank and Deutsche Pfandbriefbank both benefited from these levels when they printed covered bonds this week.

  • 02:15 PM

• Investors hesitate over Jyske AT1 amid money laundering scandal

  Jyske Bank said it was "proud" to have hit its targets with a new additional tier one in the Swedish krona market last week, but a slow bookbuilding process showed how recent money laundering scandals are affecting Nordic financial institutions in the capital markets.

  • 03 Apr 2019

• Swedbank sacks CEO amid money laundering scandal

  Swedbank has removed its CEO and president, Birgitte Bonnesen, as revelations about potential money laundering at the Swedish bank exploded in recent days.

  • 28 Mar 2019

• Covered bond market drools over Swedish pair

  Covered bond investors could not get enough of Swedish seven year deals issued this week by Swedbank and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. But whether record order books are being inflated remains a moot point.

  • 31 Jan 2019

• Five and seven year covereds “fly like hell”

  After a string of very successful 10 year covered bond trades, it was clear that seven and five year deals would “fly like hell,” said a syndicate manager on one of the deals issued on Tuesday by Swedbank and Aareal Bank.

  • 29 Jan 2019

• Swedbank EUR500m 1.5% Sep 28 tier two

  • 13 Sep 2018

• Swedbank returns to euros for tight tier two print

  Swedbank returned to the euro market for a new tier two bond on Tuesday, more than a year after setting a record tight for spreads in the asset class.

  • 11 Sep 2018

• Swedbank proves popular as issuers end summer early

  Swedbank was four times subscribed for a new five year senior deal on Monday, as banks filed back into the euro market before the traditional end of the summer period.

  • 20 Aug 2018

• Schuldschein shrugs off Nordic bank dressing down from ESMA

  The European Securities and Markets Authority recently fined a clutch of Nordic banks for breaking credit rating regulations. The decision could have implications for the Schuldschein market — where arranging banks issue similar ratings to investors.

  • 09 Aug 2018

• If it ain’t broke, don’t regulate it

  The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) decision to fine five Nordic banks last week has raised two questions: just how consistently will rules be applied across Europe, and is it even appropriate that they are?

  • 02 Aug 2018