RBC Capital Markets
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Yankee banks continued to dominate the high-grade calendar as lenders from across the globe teed up benchmark deals. -
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Asian Development Bank received large demand for its inaugural Sonia-linked floater on Tuesday, despite offering no new issue concession. The supranational saw a number of new accounts and was able to increase the size of the deal to set the largest volume it has sold in sterling to date.
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Asian Development Bank was aggressive with the pricing of its inaugural Sonia-linked floater on Tuesday by offering no new issue premium, according to SSA bankers. Nevertheless, the supranational was able to attract more than ample interest, allowing it to increase the size of the deal.
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Asian Development Bank is set to become the third supranational to issue a Sonia-linked floater, after mandating banks on Monday for a new five year.
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A shift in the euro/dollar basis swap means more euro funders could look at dollars, according to SSA bankers. Upcoming Asian holidays are likely to jumbo deals, but there could be room for smaller, cheaper names — with one of those issuers getting a rampant reception this week.
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When UK telecoms company Vodafone announced in May that it had agreed to buy some of US rival Liberty Global’s European operations, it said it would use existing cash, €3bn of mandatorily convertible bonds and new debt, including hybrid bonds to fund the €18.4bn acquisition. On Wednesday, Vodafone sold the hybrid bonds, using four different tenors in three currencies. Nigel Owen reports.
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World Bank blew the doors off its first bond referenced to the Sonia benchmark on Thursday, setting a new record for non-UK sterling SSA supply in the process.
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This week Royal Bank of Canada became the first bank to issue a senior bond complying with the country’s new bail-in regime. It paid a 10bp-12bp premium over the legacy senior curve.
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World Bank is set to become the second supranational to issue a floating rate note referencing the Sonia benchmark, after mandating banks on Wednesday. The deal is expected to launch “as soon as Thursday” amid strong demand for the product from bank treasuries, according to one of the leads.
