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Sunday's Italian election is looming in the minds of those in the European SSA market. But despite the political risk posed, there is next to no volatility in evidence. -
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RCI Banque was one of the first issuers to sell a corporate bond in 2018. It has returned two months later with a dual-tranche offering which took advantage of demand for floating rate notes as well as fixed rate paper.
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The total issuance of investment grade corporate bonds in February was an underwhelming €14.8bn but the property sector has outshone all others in 2018 and this week was no different as investors had further diversification to consider.
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Six of the nine investment grade corporate new issues in the last week of February were announced with a three letter acronym that, while providing clarity, served to frustrate investors keen to see greater volumes of issuance. WNG stands for “will not grow” and this week told investors that the meagre sized deals would not be increased, irrespective of demand.
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The European Central Bank may find that when it stops its government bond buying programme, investors that left the sector to find higher yields may not return, according to a credit analyst on an SSA treasury team.
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When the equity markets had a severe wobble in the first half of February, corporate bonds spreads widened, but only marginally compared the wild swings seen in the equity markets. Spreads are still at some of the lowest levels ever seen. Issuers would do well to remember that in coming months.
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Finnish residential property developer Kojamo and French care home operator Orpea added to the geographical diversity of the property company corporate bonds sold this week with a €500m seven year deal, while frequent issuer RCI Banque sold a dual tranche offering
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Slovenia printed €1.25bn by way of a triple tranche euro bond tap on Wednesday from a book of €4bn, paying small new issue premiums. Marjan Divjak, director general in Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance, said that the country is “more or less done” in the international bond markets for the year.
