Nordics
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Nykredit Realkredit is expected to open order books for two Swedish krona covered bonds on Thursday with a combined value of about €2bn, including one secured on green mortgages. -
The size of a covered bond liquidity buffer that protects investors against the risk of payment disruption should be an important risk consideration, but there is no incentive to play safe as regulatory and central bank treatment of the asset class play more pivotal roles in valuations.
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A pair of triple-A rated European agencies sold their first Swiss franc bonds for several years this week, responding to reverse enquiry for long dated, high rated paper.
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Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), a Swedish entertainment company that operates video streaming and television services, completed a Skr4.35bn ($523m) capital raise on Wednesday evening and attracted enough investor demand to price a larger deal than originally intended.
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Achmea has become the latest Dutch bank to transition to a soft bullet maturity. This will have a material impact on central bank treatment and funding, but opportunities to extract value in the secondary market will be a challenge.
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KommuneKredit dropped into the Swiss franc market on Tuesday to make its first appearance in the currency since June 2015.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, February 8. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Three eurozone sovereigns all extended their euro curves with huge order books for syndicated transactions this week in a sign of rampant investor appetite for long-dated debt.
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Portugal mandated banks on Tuesday to lead the sale of a new 30 year bond as it looks to pounce on the strong investor appetite in the long end of the euro curve.
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Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark and bid-yields from the close of business on Monday, February 1. The source for secondary trading levels is ICE Data Services.
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Iceland was awash with demand in the euro market on Thursday, allowing it to comfortably sell its biggest bond in euros since 2014. But it was a far different outcome for the Joint Laender, which failed to achieve full subscription.
