Issue 1494

Main

Leader

Schuldscheine is growing up fast

Draghi's French dilemma

Public Sector

News

CDP ends February on a high note despite overall lull

Relief in euros as volatility abates

Sub-sovereigns bloom in SRI market flurry

SSAs enjoy ‘Goldilocks’ conditions in dollars, as March Fed hike looms

Trio buff up Kangaroo long end

Bond Comments

Bank of England USD2bn 1.75% Mar 20

EBRD USD1.25bn 2.125% Mar 22

KfW USD4bn 1.75% Mar 20

SEK USD1.4bn 2.375% Mar 22

EIB EUR5bn 0.25% Oct 24

Land NRW EUR1.825bn 0.5% Feb 27 sustainability bond

Covered Bonds

OP takes cautious stance to covered bond pricing

News

Lift-off for TSB’s covered bond programme

Covered buyers flock to DG Hyp’s Pfandbrief

Bond Comments

Financial Institutions

News

Bankia rides blowout books for 40bp T2 pricing revision

ING draws €4bn order book in holdco senior debut

RBS holdco senior finds favour after rally in UK credit

Investors show thirst for AT1 in Barclays sterling sizzler

Amex leads charge in $15.2bn FIG funding raid

Run of low beta senior hits snag as ASB and SpareB face difficulty

Bond Comments

ASB Finance EUR500m 0.5% June 22

Bankia EUR500m 3.375% Mar 27 tier two

ING Groep EUR1.5bn 0.75% Mar 22

National Australia Bank EUR500m 0.35% Sep 22 green

Royal Bank of Scotland EUR1.5bn 2% Mar 23

SpareBank 1 SMN EUR500m 0.5% Mar 22

Barclays GBP1.25bn 7.25% AT1

Securitization

Home prices aiding defaults, but equity loans a concern

Fitch fires WAC cap warning shot

VW’s UK ABS prices at tight end

Commercial solar lenders plot growth

Asset Backed Securities

News

Bullish Fed talk puts MBS supply in spotlight

Eliminate implicit bias to boost gender parity — Men of WiS

Growth of CRT could lead to complacency around GSE reform

Regulatory gurus downbeat on harmonisation

Panel says to expect friendlier regulators under Trump

PACE appetite goes global, say SFIG speakers

Residential MBS

Structured Credit

Derivatives

CBOE completes acquisition of Bats Global Markets

BIS guides regulators on UTI requirements

Exegy helps speed access to US data

Class dismissed: ICAP off hook for group suit over Euribor fix

VM rules pressure OTC derivative traders

Political risk drives US and Europe apart

Corporate Bonds

News

Air Liquide dodges French headline risk

Pfizer provides heady cocktail of debt

Coke triple leads IG market as primary starts to fizz

Bonds Comments

High yield

MTNS and CP

News

Bond Comments

Syndicated loans and leveraged finance

Investment grade or Non-leveraged loans

Schuldscheine show adventurous streak with IIB launch

Leveraged finance loans

Emerging market loans

Emerging Markets

News

Russ Railways surprises with Asia allocs

Primary GCC bonds in rude health as perps prove perfect purchase

Helios Towers Africa bags $1.9bn book for HY debut

Slovenia makes strong dual euro reopening

MAF makes nice with rare Gulf hybrid

Oman triple tightens and trades up as Kuwait prepares

PDVSA April payment in focus as IIF goes bear on Venezuela

Brazil returns to lead Lat Am pipe post-carnival

Bond Comments

Helios Towers Africa USD600m 9.125% March 22

Majid Al Futtaim USD500m 5.5% perp call Sep 22

Sultanate of Oman USD1bn 3.875% Mar 22, USD2bn 5.375% Mar 27, USD2bn 6.5% Mar 47

Russian Railways RUB15bn 8.99% Mar 24

Republic of Slovenia EUR800m 1.25% Mar 27 tap, EUR500m 3.125% Nov 40 tap

League Table

Equity

Hot blocks give boost to European IPOs

Cobham brings second rights issue since June

Laird starts its £184m rights issue after profits slide

RPC nets £552m for M&A in popular rights issue

Berenberg, Citi hired to lead Aumann IPO

BASF and Deutsche’s solution to equity-neutral riddle: warrants

Banks chilled about UK IPO shake-up — but effects could be profound

Market News

People Moves

Columns

Leader

The Naked Broker

Credit Matters

GlobalCapital View

Food for thoughts

Southpaw

Euroblog

MTN Leak

MTN Leak: to infinity, and beyond!

Loans Ranger

Tuesday view

League Tables

Loans

Bonds

Revenue

New Issues

Cartoons