Most recent/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent/Bond comments/Ad
Most recent
Books over $1.5bn at launch at a spread of 80bp over Treasuries
Gulf issuance will take a pause due to the Eid holiday next weekend, but June could be busy
EM investors may be happy to see some senior supply after glut of tightly priced AT1
Strong local bids enable AT1 sukuk issuers to set yields far below where overseas buyers see fair value
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) ended up printing a larger than initially intended senior unsecured sukuk on Wednesday without compromising on spread, said bankers on the deal. Bank of Sharjah, meanwhile, is on track to continue the Middle East’s dominance of CEEMEA with a benchmark debut conventional deal.
-
Hong Kong has taken another step in its bid to become a regional Islamic financing hub, pricing a new $1bn sukuk this week. But rather than repeat the common ijara structure that it adopted in 2014, this time around the government chose an asset-light wakala format to set a new benchmark for its private sector, writes Rev Hui. -
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) will ask shareholders to raise the banks’ tier one sukuk programme from $2bn to $3bn to keep track with ADIB’s expansion.
-
Garuda Indonesia made its very first appearance in the offshore bond market with a dollar offering in sukuk. Despite the lack of rating and government guarantee the state-owned entity attracted investors with a huge yield pick-up over the sovereign’s sukuk.
-
Garuda Indonesia ventured into the international market on a busy May 27 with a dollar offering in sukuk format. The borrower is up against an Islamic bond offering from Hong Kong but opted to go ahead after strong feedback in investor meetings.
-
One of the most hotly anticipated deals out of Asia this year has finally gone live with Hong Kong opening books to a five year dollar sukuk on May 27. Pricing is unsurprisingly tight for one of the highest rated issuers in the region although marker observers say focus should also be on the deal’s asset light wakala structure.
