NatWest Markets
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Nationwide Building Society launched a three year preferred senior bond in sterling on Friday, with the trade’s success coming as 'no surprise' amid a favourable backdrop in the currency. -
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AIIB made its dim sum debut this week into a booming market. A slew of deals has been sold in recent weeks, with more paper printed in last the last 10 days than in the whole of any other year, except for 2019.
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High grade corporate names kicked off the 2020 sterling market in style this week, with big books and eye-catching trades for the University of Oxford, Clarion Housing and Ireland's Electricity Supply Board.
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The International Development Association (IDA) impressed with its debut sterling bond on Thursday, as it received the largest ever order book for the currency in the SSA market. It also equalled the biggest ever trade in sterling by a non-UK public sector borrower.
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The European socially responsible investment corporate bond market has made a rampant start this year, with issuance in the first two weeks already more than 10% of the total issued by companies in European currencies in 2019.
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Eni, the Italian oil and gas company, raised €1bn with a bond issue on Thursday, while Quadient, the unrated French postal systems company formerly known as Neopost, continued the run of more esoteric corporate bond issuance.
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Italy and Belgium were the latest eurozone sovereigns to build their largest ever order books for syndicated bonds on Wednesday, with the former coming close to breaking the record demand from a eurozone issuer set by Spain on Tuesday.
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The UK's Clarion Housing Group, a housing association, got a rapturous reception from the sterling bond market on Wednesday, which allowed it to increase its green bond and price it flat to its curve.
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The International Development Association has hired banks to lead its first sterling bond as it looks to make another step in its quest to develop a diversified funding programme.
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Commerzbank was able to attract "very high quality books" for its issue of non-preferred senior euro and sterling bonds on Wednesday.
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Spain and Cyprus attracted strong demand for their syndicated bonds on Tuesday, with the former receiving the largest ever order book for a public sector euro benchmark. Italy and Belgium will add to the eurozone sovereign supply on Wednesday after mandating leads for new 30 and 10 year trades, respectively.
