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Hong Kong’s FWD Group and Chinese leasing firm Far East Horizon are wooing investors for their respective perpetual deals, while Tunghsu Group Co is gauging interest for its debut international bond.

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The blossoming market for socially responsible investments focussing on social problems, rather than environmental concerns, sprouted a new shoot this week. Nederlandse Waterschapsbank’s affordable housing bond could be the first of many of its type and may open the door for housing associations to sell social bonds.

There was just a smattering of public sector dollar deals this week — but a wide difference in how they fared.

North London football club Tottenham Hotspur has signed a £400m five year loan with a group of banks to finance the building of its new almost 62,000 seater stadium.

Public sector borrowers are aiming for the short end of the dollar curve, as swap spreads in the area hover around the spot in which they started 2017, having dropped sharply from the year’s highs hit in March.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank’s first ever affordable housing bond raised €2bn across two tranches on Wednesday. One banker on the deal said he was “certain other borrowers will issue more like this”.

DBS Group Holdings is preparing its comeback to the international bond market, having mandated leads for a senior outing denominated in dollars.

Asian Development Bank will visit the rare four year part of the dollar curve on Wednesday, after picking banks for a minimum $1bn June 2021 global.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank will come to market on Wednesday for its first ever affordable housing bond.