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PIF's commercial paper programmes have been rated by S&P
EDF and Mowi tapped private placements in their home currencies
SSA issuers extend their hot run in the private market, crowding into the short end of the curve
Banks crowd the short end in another busy week for private placements
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A surge of large vanilla dollar trades for high quality credits energised the MTN market this week. The trades showed that while investor confidence is returning and there has been a shift away from government guaranteed debt, strong demand exists for highly rated paper in quality currencies.
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The European commercial paper market showed signs of health this week as CP dealers described the market as "balanced" with encouraging levels of trading in all sectors.
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Maturities lengthened in the European commercial paper market this week as well-funded issuers tightened their short spreads, forcing investors to seek yield in longer dated tickets.
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Lloyds TSB Bank sold a £250m government guaranteed FRN via Credit Suisse on Wednesday. The deal is the issuer’s largest guaranteed note since May and stood out at a time when banks’ guaranteed MTN issuance is diminishing.
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Banco Santander Totta, Banesto Financial Products and Caisse Centrale du Crédit Immobilier de France all sold puttable euro FRNs this week. Demand for this type of product is strong but there is scant supply because few issuers find the instruments attractive.
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Fitch threw into doubt its participation in the structured MTN market when it said this week that it is reviewing its approach to rating bank-issued notes with embedded market risk, and has placed a moratorium on issuing new ratings for the products during the review period.