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Secondary market selling of private bonds may be wreaking havoc with the primary market for public debt but the trades were still the right thing to do
Sovereign's $3bn deal tightens well as Asian demand returns
The sovereign's public and private bonds of similar maturities are trading over 25bp apart

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  • German residential property company Grand City Properties brought its third corporate bond deal of 2018 to the market on Tuesday, while the return of seed company Syngenta with a jumbo multi-tranche deal neared.
  • South Africa’s FirstRand Bank issued the first Basel III compliant tier two bond from the country on Monday, as South Africa’s banks look to capitalise on improving sentiment towards the country to diversify away from a ready domestic market.
  • An overnight bookbuild in Oil & Gas Development Co this week reopened the market for Pakistan equity deals, as investors clamoured for shares in the Prp5.7bn ($49.7m) offering.
  • Singapore’s United Overseas Bank made its first foray into the US market on Monday, raising $1.2bn from a two-tranche transaction, receiving strong support from US accounts.
  • The World Bank has raised HK$1bn ($127.39m) from its debut green bond denominated in Hong Kong dollars, making it the first supranational issuer to sell a syndicated green bond in the city.
  • Hanwha Life Insurance Co became the latest South Korean name to raise funds from the dollar bond market on Monday, as the country’s insurance firms prepare to adhere to new capital standards.