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Financial institutions triple issuance in the currency this year, while corporates make greater use of euro and sterling taps
Private taps offer issuers an alternative route through uncertain issuance windows due the Middle East conflict, bankers say
Higher coupons and steady rate expectations draw investors back into the currency
SSA issuers increase focus on PPs amid quieter period for public markets
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UBS has self-placed a trio of volatility bonds linked to UBS’s V10 proprietary index over the past month. The volatility index comprises 10 quality currency pairs. In each, the dollar is paired with: Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, euros, New Zealand dollars, Swiss francs, sterling, yen, Norwegian kroner, Swedish kronor and dollars.
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Financial issuers were able to issue at longer maturities than normal in the European commercial paper market this week. Dealers said the phenomenon was likely driven by investors seeking better yields.
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Callable residual maturity swap, constant maturity swap and Libor range accruals continued in popularity this week as rates remained close to the highest of this quarter — this week 10 year swaps reached a level not seen since mid-October.
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia sold a Eu100m 10 year bullet equity-linked note via BNP Paribas this week. The note pays a coupon of 7% for the first two years, and redeems at par plus the performance, if positive, of the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index.
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Standard & Poor’s said on Thursday that it will no longer rate obligations with variable principal payments linked to commodity prices or equity prices, or to indices linked to either of the two.
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EBS Mortgage Finance, a subsidiary of EBS Building Society, sold a Eu50m five year fixed to floating rate asset covered security via Credit Suisse on Wednesday. The deal pays a 4% coupon for the first two years, then 121bp over three month Euribor capped at 5.5%.