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Like many senior sukuk from the Gulf, local investors will drive demand
◆ Weaker backdrop for FIG issuance ◆ Deal printed with a negligible spread above previous, shorter bond ◆ Nearly triple digit spread lures investors
◆ Rising investor sensitivity due to tight unsecured FIG spreads ◆ Deal centred around real money orders after hitting €4.5bn peak book ◆ Hardly any concession left on shorter tranche, minimal on longer one
Despite the boost in demand, overall unsecured supply still lags behind 2025, with the bulk of recent supply coming in covered bonds
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CaixaBank took advantage of strong market conditions to issue a €1bn seven year senior preferred transaction on Tuesday with strong demand allowing the issuer to price flat to its curve. At the same time, RBS opened order books for a dollar-denominated five year senior deal. -
Bankia used €6bn of demand on Monday to launch a new senior bond at a spread that was tighter than the fair value implied by on-looking bankers. SpareBank 1 SR-Bank was also active in euros at the beginning of the week, as credit markets got off to a flying start on the back of a recent rally.
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Bank of Communications Hong Kong branch has raised over $1.6bn from bonds in three different currencies. The pricing of its US dollar floating rate tranche defied market expectations.
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Barclays has prepared new issuance in Japan while it waits out this week’s Brexit drama. The yen market is proving popular among European banks, which are taking advantage of favourable conditions to make total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) issuance.
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Intesa Sanpaolo took advantage of the search for yield among Japanese investors this week to make its second outing in the Tokyo Pro-Bond market.
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China’s state-owned ‘bad debt’ managers are making a comeback in the offshore market, after a rally in the sector. China Orient Asset Management Co this week became the second in a month to price bonds and there are more deals on the way. Addison Gong reports.
