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World Bank tops 2025 issuer rankings for private placements
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
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Three auto companies printed MTNs this week, as a prevailing lack of corporate supply allowed them to rake in opportunistic funding at aggressive levels.
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Rabobank plans to add the ability to print listed commercial paper to its programme documentation, in response to investor demand. Listed CP is European Central Bank repo-eligible and so can be more liquid.
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Spanish and Italian banks printed some large pieces of commercial paper this week, but dealers believe the proof of increased market confidence in banks from these countries will be to what extent they can borrow at longer maturities.
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Sparebanken Vest sold its second MTN issue of the year on Tuesday, printing a Eu25m 18 month floating rate note through Barclays Capital.
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CP investors looked to buy paper at the short-end from Spanish and Italian banks because of volatility surrounding short term rates. They also bought northern European bank paper further out along the curve.
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Taiwanese life insurers diversified further away from 30 year multi-callable zero coupon deals this week, buying rare 20 year fixed rate deals — some with calls and some rare bullets — from Australian banks this week.