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◆ First Hong Kong dollar public bond from an international bank ◆ Broader investor access and larger size than PPs customary in the market ◆ Provides attractive funding
Seasonal slowdown sees demand cluster in one to six year vanilla private placements
◆ First offshore deal in sterling since PRA debacle in April ◆ Canadian undersupply driving demand ◆ Euro still better despite the UK Treasury's equivalence plans
First international bank tier two in Hong Kong dollars since NAB’s club placement in 2023
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Íslandsbanki sold its inaugural euro bond with a €100m private placement this week, in contrast to Icelandic peer Arion Bank’s suspension of its planned public benchmark euro deal last week.
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Freshly free from blackout, French and UK banks are expected to return to the private placement market with a spate of club deals.
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The line between the private and public markets is growing slimmer as some medium term note dealers have started making secondary markets. But the development has divided participants as some bankers are unwilling to take part in this new part of the business, claiming it is against the traditional approach to MTNs. -
Türk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) is preparing to join its Turkish bank peers in the medium term note market. Bankers expect it to debut before the summer, but are perplexed by the borrower’s programme which will only let it print notes with maturities of up to a year.
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UK investors are keen for sterling private placements from Asian banks and the demand is expected to bring new issuers to the market. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation took advantage of the demand to sell its inaugural note in the currency this week.
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Íslandsbanki sold its inaugural euro bond with a €100m private placement on Wednesday, in contrast to Arion Bank's suspension of its planned public benchmark euro deal last week.
