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Another Dubai real estate firm priced fresh sukuk well inside its curve
After a very busy period since June began, the pipeline has thinned out
Another Saudi lender is preparing a senior debut
Strong performance of recent Gulf capital deals bodes well for the upcoming sale
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George Kostas has stepped down as chief executive and director of Majid Al Futtaim Properties in order to take on a new position at Majid Al Futtaim Holding.
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Burgan Bank has finally announced initial price thoughts for its debut Basel III compliant additional tier one (AT1) deal a full two weeks after meeting investors. Bankers away from the trade say it is likely that the Kuwaiti bank was put off coming sooner by Emirates NBD’s deal's poor performance in secondary markets.
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A fresh wave of sukuk this week made September the biggest month ever for international sales of the product. But debut deals from Goldman Sachs and the Republic of South Africa have implications that go far beyond issuance records. These landmark transactions have paved the way for Western firms and African issuers to add their names to the expanding market. -
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) pierced its secondary curve on Thursday with a $1.5bn five year deal. IsDB is an established sukuk seller unique in its combination of regular benchmark issuance, triple-A ratings and Islamic operations. But the bank is still enjoying an impressive progression of tightening primary spreads that has now erased any hint of new issue concession.
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Debt bankers on and off the Goldman Sachs debut sukuk failed to find common ground in assessing the deal’s secondary performance this week. Trading levels — whether over mid-swaps or on a cash price basis — varied widely. But there was at least a hint of agreement that more time was required before bringing judgement on execution.
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The Republic of South Africa printed a debut sukuk this week, which represented a tightly priced first foray into a new investor base for the issuer and a benchmark for the country’s corporates to follow, said bankers on the deal. But their counterparts away from the transaction questioned the claims of tight pricing and pointed to what they saw as a sour performance in the secondary market.
