National Australia Bank
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Fearful of missing out and in the absence of competing credit supply, investors piled into higher yielding covered bonds offered by Canadian, Australian and Swedish issuers this week. A negative new issue premium Royal Bank of Canada’s five year epitomised the state of investor frenzy.
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Fearful of missing out and, in the absence of competing credit supply, investors piled into six covered bonds on Tuesday with a combined value of more than €6bn.Royal Bank of Canada’s deal epitomised the state of investor frenzy as it was able to issue the largest deal of the year with a negative new issue premium. -
National Australia Bank (NAB) was looking for execution certainty when heading to the dollar market to sell a pair of senior unsecured and covered bonds on Monday. But with credit conditions improving on Tuesday, Westpac shaved a few basis points off the cost of funding compared with its peer by opting for euros in covered and senior formats.
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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has taken a very different approach from the rest of the world with its total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) rules, proposing that banks meet these new capital requirements with tier two rather than any new form of bail-inable senior debt.
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GlobalCapital understands UK utility company Scottish and Southern Electric (SSE) is roadshowing in the US private placement (US PP) market for £400m ($528m) equivalent offer across dollars and sterling.
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A dearth of corporate bond supply on Wednesday, due to a German public holiday, was followed by deals from airport operators in two markets on Thursday. Aéroports de Paris (AdP) opted for the domestic route, while Heathrow made its first visit to the Australian market.
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National Australia Bank issued €2bn of new senior conventional and green notes on Wednesday with a simultaneous tender for existing short-dated debt that could inspire other banks in the euro market looking to make their maturity profiles more efficient.
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National Australia Bank found demand for €2bn of new senior notes on Wednesday, at the same time as offering to buy back €750m of old debt.
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Goldman’s Furtado heads to Citi — HNA chairman dies on business trip — Veteran loans banker Pemberton passes away — Everbright nabs structured finance boss — Chaudhry leaves Deutsche to study
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The UK’s International Public Partnerships has amended and extended its £400m bank facility, keeping the sterling loan market going at full pace after it recorded its busiest quarter in five years at the end of June.
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The UK’s Porterbrook has signed £885m in bank financing from a syndicate of 11 lenders, with Moody’s giving the rolling stock company’s senior debt a Baa2 rating.
