Europe
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Several banks have relinquished their roles as primary dealers for sovereigns, according to AFME’s latest handbook. -
The social bond market — though still nascent — is rapidly gaining momentum. Three public sector issuers made their debuts in the market this week, all of which met with enthusiastic approval from Europe’s community of dedicated socially responsible investors.
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Several firsts were set in the covered bond market this week by issuers in Singapore, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. But at €1bn, OP Mortgage Bank’s long five year stood out for being not only the tightest Nordic deal ever issued in euros but also for being double the size of the others.
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Repo traders convened this week in Brussels to rethink how to fix the plumbing of financial markets and mulled using other forms of collateral in the market.
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Europe’s new-look senior debt is finally getting a name for itself, but it’s not necessarily the right one.
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Rating: Baa1/BBB+/BBB+
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Rating: Baa1/BBB+/BBB+
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HSBC printed its first deal following the terms of its sustainable development bond framework this week, raising $1bn of new senior debt in the dollar market.
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In a very busy week in Europe's corporate bond market, with added noise from secondary market volatility, several issues were nevertheless priced quietly and efficiently.
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Central and eastern European real estate company Nepi raised €500m with its first trade as the newly formed Nepi Rockcastle on Thursday.
