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CreditSights, the credit research company, published a report on Thursday evening highlighting a concern about the Innogy green bond, in the context of the complex deal in which E.On is buying Innogy, while RWE buys assets from both companies. -
Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
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DG Hyp issued a €500m nine year Pfandbrief on Friday with demand of €1bn and a concession of about 5bp. The deal follows an active week in covered bonds and comes ahead of what is likely to be another busy week before the European Central Bank meeting — partly reflecting continued execution uncertainty in the senior unsecured market.
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KfW opened the door for dollar issuers after a quiet few weeks in the currency, although the issuer — and SFIL, which followed it — had to navigate some price discovery after last week’s Italy-led volatility.
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Public sector borrowers had one of their busiest weeks of the year in sterling, with a supranational trade in particular getting a strong reception. More could follow next week, with demand strong from Asian investors, said bankers.
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Four Pfandbriefe got traction this week but the limelight was stolen by Commerzbank which issued its fourth covered bond of the year, its largest in four years and its first with a five year tenor since 2015.
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LBBW and the Stuttgart Stock Exchange have created a Schuldschein digital technology platform called Debtvision, with all the grand ambition and fanfare that Helaba exhibited when launching its rival VC Trade system in March. Whether the town is big enough for the both of them remains to be seen.
