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  • The credit market's reaction to Enronesque accounting risk is lunacy, because the risks have always been there. This is the sanguine view of John Lupton, European high yield fund manager at WestAM. "If you can't understand a company, you shouldn't lend it money," he said. "If unfounded nervousness over accounting leads to weakness in a good credit, this provides a much sought-after buying opportunity."
  • * Westfälische Hypothekenbank AG Rating: Aaa
  • Only two trades were closed in the other currencies sector today. The largest was a Nkr500 million ($55.68 million) six-year trade from European Investment Bank that pays a coupon of 6.50%. The note was led by Fortis Bank and was issued at a price of 101.705%. The day's other trade was also a six-year offer. Credit Lyonnais Finance's Sfr5.50 million ($3.25 million) MTN pays an annual coupon of 5% and will be issued on February 22 2002.
  • Republic of Cyprus has increased the debt limit off its Euro-MTN programme from $1 billion to $1.5 billion.
  • Siemens has dropped Citibank International and Deutsche Bank as dealers from its Euro-CP facility. The shelf has also been upped and redenominated to euro3 billion ($2.61 billion) from $1.5 billion.
  • Saint-Gobain, the French building materials group, finally completed its much anticipated Eu920m convertible bond issue late last week via lead managers BNP Paribas and Citigroup/SSSB. Investors had much longer than usual to prepare themselves for the issue because of the unfortunate error that two weeks ago led to the terms of the issue accidentally being sent to the International Insider screen service before the deal had formally launched.
  • * Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV Rating: Aaa/AAA
  • Sweden The $743.676 multi-tranche debt facility for Ericsson was launched into syndication at a bank meeting in Stockholm on Friday February 8.
  • Despite concern among investors that share prices are overvalued after their rise at the end of last year, Ned Riley, chief investment strategist for global active equity at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), said this week that there is substantial room for upside surprises. Since the beginning of the year, European stocks have floundered in the wake of the Enron collapse, and there have been fears that the momentum generated from October to December may have been lost.
  • * Deutsche Apotheker- und Aerztebank eG (DAPO) Rating: A2/A
  • Transactions increased: * Nordic Investment Bank
  • * Erste Europaïsche Pfandbrief-und Kommunalkreditbank Rating: Aaa/AAA