Swedbank AB top stories

• Volvo Car gets state backing in loan market

  

  Sweden’s Volvo Car, a car maker, has become the latest company under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic to sign a state-guaranteed loan, as bankers say that state support is essential to secure commercial bank loans for the worst affected sectors.

  • 22 May 2020

• Demand high for short end Nokkie paper

  The recent maturity of a large Nokkie line released NOK9bn ($904.5m) into the market last week, with some foreign investors eager to reinvest in attractive short end paper.

  • 20 May 2020

• Kommuninvest gets big demand for kroner green bond

  With the demand for green loans from its members increasing, Kommuninvest printed its tenth green transaction this week, raising Skr5bn ($520m). Despite the increased demand for green loans, Kommuninvest is yet to proceed with its euro green debut.

  • 19 May 2020

• Covid-19: SSA response bonds

  SSAs are mobilising their resources to support the fight against Covid-19. The below table details the bonds they have issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 06 May 2020

• SAS issues revolver as European states back airlines

  Swedish airline SAS has signed a Sk3.3bn ($336m) revolving credit facility backed by the Swedish and Danish states, as state support for airlines gets approval across Europe.

  • 05 May 2020

• CM Arkéa grabs funding amid 'low traffic' in markets

  Crédit Mutuel Arkéa paid a 'generous' 7bp of new issue premium for a preferred senior bond on Tuesday, taking advantage of a quiet market to attract attention from investors.

  • 28 Apr 2020

• Spread tightening boosts FIG senior pipeline

  Spreads in the financial institutions bond market have sprung back to more ‘normal’ levels lately, but issuers may have to wait a little while longer before capitalising on the improvement in conditions, given that many of them are side-lined by earnings blackouts.

  • 27 Apr 2020

• Swedbank does away with premiums in post-earnings trade

  Swedbank was paying less than fair value for a new euro senior deal on Friday, according to market participants, with the bank raising funding a day after publishing its first quarter results.

  • 24 Apr 2020

• Swedish banks treat market to detailed breakdown of loan risks

  Svenska Handelsbanken and Swedbank looked to be as transparent as possible when laying out their assumptions for loan losses this week, as part of an effort to reassure the market about their resilience in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

  • 23 Apr 2020

• Handelsbanken makes use of senior supply scarcity

  Svenska Handelsbanken was the only financial institution to issue senior debt in euros this week. The issuance came at a time Swedish banks have been granted an extension of two years to comply with regulatory targets for MREL debt, which might make a short-term dent in issuance.

  • 08 Apr 2020