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One piece of information all parties focus on for new corporate bonds is the premium the issuer pays. For much of last year and the early part of this, the premium at any given time was broadly applied across all new issues, but investors have forced syndicates to be more precise in what over what individual issuers pay.
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The Nordic Investment Bank paid 'flat to 1bp' of new issue premium on Tuesday as it brought an environmental bond in in the seven year area — which bankers are calling the 'sweet spot' of the euro curve.
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The European Financial Stability Facility wrapped up its second quarter funding on Tuesday with a larger than planned tap of its May 2047 bonds. -
German car leasing company Sixt Leasing had the benefit of meeting more than 30 investors and seeing another car leasing company print a deal before coming to market on Tuesday. However, based on order book size and pricing, this backdrop didn't help much.
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A flash of public sector SRI bond issuance last week heated up on Monday, as Nederlandse Waterschapsbank found a strong reception for an affordable housing bond and Nordic Investment Bank prepared an environmental offering in a tenor that bankers said was attracting strong demand.
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The European Financial Stability Facility has opted to add liquidity to the long end of its curve during its funding window this week, hiring banks on Monday to reopen one of its longest dated issues.
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On Monday, Dutch car leasing company LeasePlan added a €500m fixed rate bond to its 2018 issuance tally, but found more limited demand than its previous deals.
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A pair of supranationals helped bolster Hong Kong’s green bond ambitions with some SRI deals this week.
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KfW drew its largest ever benchmark book this week while visiting the seven year tenor, a part of the euro curve that has been red hot for issuers for several weeks and that SSA bankers still has plenty to offer borrowers next week. The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is lining up a deal for next week, although bankers are suggesting it looks at the long end.
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Public sector bankers lined up to laud a new SSA borrower this week, as the International Development Association (IDA) surpassed expectations on its bond debut. Now, many are eager to see the its next move, with many anticipating a Washington supranational with greater currency flexibility, writes Craig McGlashan.
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After selling €4.6bn of loans in March, Unilever Spreads unveiled the €1bn high yield bond portion of its leveraged buyout funding package on Wednesday. But as well as jumbo deals, other borrowers with smaller offerings are also vying for investor attention.
