Swedbank AB top stories

• SNCF and Kommuninvest go head to head in green

  

  A pair of SSA borrowers hit screens on Wednesday for green euro benchmarks. However, one has decided that its marketing process will be entirely conducted over the phone.

  • 19 Feb 2020

• Handelsbanken and LBBW get similar spread for bail-in bonds

  The euro market had no trouble digesting a pair of similar trades from Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and Svenska Handelsbanken this week, with both banks printing non-preferred senior bonds at 58bp and paying a small new issue premium to investors.

  • 11 Feb 2020

• Bank bond market in rude health as funds shrug off coronavirus

  Financial institutions did not take long to return to printing new bond deals at tight spreads this week, as investors quickly got over fears about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic.

  • 30 Jan 2020

• Kommuninvest readies first benchmark of 2020

  Swedish issuer Kommuninvest is preparing to launch its first deal of 2020 — a five year Swedish krona note.

  • 23 Jan 2020

• Torm refis bank debt as IMO 2020 kicks in

  Denmark's Torm has signed $496m of bank loans, as new regulations affecting the global shipping industry take hold.

  • 22 Jan 2020

• Swedavia’s green bond programme takes off

  Sweden’s Swedavia, an airport operator, has printed a Skr1bn (€94m) green bond, the issuer’s debut outing in the sustainable bond market.

  • 10 Dec 2019

• For once, the green bond is the tough sell

  Three companies piled into the euro bond market on Monday, but the deals drew mixed reactions. Two standard investment grade issues from LafargeHolcim and Ford Motor Credit appeared to fare better than a rare green hybrid from Citycon paying a juicy yield.

  • 18 Nov 2019

• Rare deals ahoy as FIG investors pack up

  The positive market backdrop has driven smaller and less well-known bank issuers to come forward with rare new bond issues. But they are showing up just as investors pack up for the year, meaning they must work hard to lure enough demand, writes David Freitas.

  • 14 Nov 2019

• Dekabank surprises with swift pref bond sale

  Dekabank was quick to launch a preferred senior bond on Thursday, garnering 2.5 times the demand it needed for its €500m print by mid-morning in London. The German lender only ended up paying a small new issue premium to its investors.

  • 14 Nov 2019

• National Express and Citycon to tap market after roadshows next week

  National Express and Citycon mandated banks on Thursday for bond issues, piling into the November issuance spree before the market goes into hibernation next month.

  • 07 Nov 2019