RBC Capital Markets
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The Province of Alberta was set to price its joint biggest ever dollar benchmark on Thursday, with a $2.25bn November 2023. -
Japan Bank for International Cooperation took advantage of the lack of competing supply and good demand in dollars to suck $3bn out from the primary market on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Province of Alberta has mandated banks for its third benchmark of the year.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development returned to the sterling market on Tuesday to sell the first benchmark of its 2019 funding programme.
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The UK’s Ithaca Energy has signed $700m of loans, five months after pulling out of a high yield bond deal.
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In less than 24 hours Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto Dominion have almost doubled the volume of Canadian dollar covered bonds issued this year. And with the cost of funding being cheaper than euro covered bonds and half senior unsecured, others may be tempted to follow.
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Irish boutique investment bank Rubicon Infrastructure Advisors has hired two bankers with over 40 years of experience to expand its business into the UK.
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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.
