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Tight funding levels and an abundance of investor cash made for brisk MTN issuance in 2025. The story may change in 2026, with public market issuance named as one factor that could crowd out private placements. But a broadening Asian bid for MTNs offers hope for the market, writes Diana Bui
Investors show demand for short-dated FRNs from FIG and corporate credits in private and public formats
Aroundtown and Toyota tap private markets as public supply winds down
GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the shortlist for its inaugural MTN Awards
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Peripheral banks found strong demand for their commercial paper this week despite the prospect of a Greek default becoming more likely. Elsewhere buyers were keen to extend maturities in search of yield and pushed for longer dated paper from European banks.
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Banks in southern Europe impressed dealers by being selective about the pricing of their commercial paper on Thursday, despite mounting fears over the Greek debt crisis.
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Rarer names shone this week as investors looked to find new borrowers to buy. Banks such as Emirates NBD and Sparebank 1 Nord Norge were among those to issue.
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Vorarlberger Landes-und Hypotheken Bank sold a rare puttable note on Tuesday — its first senior unsecured puttable and only its second deal in the structure.
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Peripheral banks printed impressive sizes of commercial paper this week. Spain’s BBVA sold a $1.8bn one month piece on Wednesday, while EFG Hellas printed Eu454m of seven day notes.
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Flying in the face of Standard & Poor’s cutting Italy’s sovereign rating to negative outlook, UBI Banca printed a Eu50m floating rate note through Deutsche Bank on Tuesday, the issuer’s first third-party MTN since December 2009.