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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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Mediobanca and Santander Consumer Finance launched new deals in the euro senior bond market on Wednesday, arriving at a time when investors are finding it difficult to demand a premium for new deals. -
IHS Markit issued series 28 of the iTraxx Europe indices on Wednesday, including UK and Swiss banks at the holding company level for the first time.
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Investors have largely discredited the idea that the distance between an additional tier one (AT1) trigger point and a bank’s reported capital position is a clear indication of risk, but banks continue to profit from a distinction between high and low triggers.
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Nordea’s order book was more than twice oversubscribed for a €2bn deal across two tranches on Tuesday, while Swedbank also found demand for a sterling deal. The deals suggest that, despite tight spreads, investors are not deterred from senior preferred from the right names.
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Activity in the FIG green bond market is picking up in September with close to 100 accounts putting in orders for Deutsche Kreditbank’s second euro offering on Tuesday and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) preparing to hit the road for holding company level green transaction.
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Geopolitical tensions around North Korea did not close the primary debt market this week, as Hyundai Motor Group’s US arm snapped up $1bn from a triple-tranche deal and Kookmin Bank priced a $500m trade on Monday.
