Swedbank AB top stories

• 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

• ESMA fines five Scandi banks for issuing ‘shadow ratings’

  The European Securities and Markets Authority on Monday issued fines to five banks from the Nordic region totalling €2.475m, for issuing credit ratings without having gained the necessary approval.

  • 23 Jul 2018

• Danske beefs up in FIG origination with new hires

  Danske Bank has added two new members to its FIG origination team in Copenhagen.

  • 03 Jul 2018

• Swedbank taps fellow Nordic bank for syndicate expansion

  Swedbank has grown its DCM syndicate team after hiring an SSA and FIG focused banker from a Nordic rival.

  • 02 Jul 2018