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Corporate Bonds

Volkswagen triple dips amid hot summer demand across Europe

Volkswagen (VW) took advantage of the positive tone in a quiet corporate bond market to build huge order books for both euro and sterling transactions on consecutive days. The strength of the bid from UK investors was behind the overall success of those transactions, while the borrower also found a pool of demand in Russian roubles.

Nigel Owen, August 09, 2018
Leader

Elon Musk and the Trumpification of investor relations

Elon Musk likes causing a stir on Twitter. Last year he announced his plans to avoid traffic in Los Angeles by digging large tunnels between his home and his office on the site. But the CEO might have dug an ever deeper hole for himself this week by tweeting that he was seeking to privatise Tesla at $420 a share with funding secured.

Sam Kerr, August 09, 2018
Covered Bonds

OBG supply possible after summer but issuers in no hurry

Italian FIG supply is likely to remain limited over the rest of this year as Parliamentary budget negotiations and concerns over the presentation of Banca Carige’s capital conservation plan raise deal execution risk. However, one or two covered bond deals cannot be ruled out.

Bill Thornhill, August 09, 2018
Equity IPOs

African dual listing plans set to give boost to London ECM

Several large African companies are seriously exploring going public, with many likely to dual list domestically and in London, a boon for the city as Brexit clouds hover.

Sam Kerr, August 09, 2018
Corporate Bonds

Volkswagen drives off with £500m on strong UK demand

The second deal in two days from a Volkswagen entity was never expected to hit the heights of the triple-tranche euro deal the day before. However, Thursday’s sterling trade still received a very strong response from investors.

Nigel Owen, August 09, 2018
FIG

US fins plunge into market as Discover innovates

US financial firms, including Prudential Financial and Wells Fargo, raised plenty of funds and capital in the first half of the week. One of them, Discover Bank, could encourage other banks to use a callable structure when issuing tier two.

Jasper Cox, August 09, 2018
Senior Debt

Lloyds and BNPP jump on dollar gravy train

European banks have taken full advantage of a window for issuance after second quarter results, with Lloyds Banking Group becoming the latest name to test the depth of the dollar market in the middle of summer.

Tyler Davies, August 09, 2018
Bank Strategy

ABN unveils cuts to CIB business to boost returns

ABN Amro said on Wednesday that it would cut staff and risk-weighted assets from its corporate and investment banking business, aiming to push return on equity at the unit from 5.8% in the first half of this year to above the bank’s 10% target.

Owen Sanderson, August 09, 2018
People News

People Moves in Brief

ABN cuts 250 in CIB, strips RWAs — Barclays hires Galligan from Goldman — NRW.Bank names new funding head

GlobalCapital, August 09, 2018
Taipan

Gone with the wind: reflecting on my marriage

I learned a lot of important lessons during my first marriage and subsequent conscious uncoupling. As the saying goes: “whoever said money can’t buy happiness never paid for a divorce”.

Taipan, August 09, 2018
Asia

HK biotech IPOs exhibit symptoms of overvaluation

Hong Kong saw its second biotechnology listing this week, as BeiGene floated on the city’s stock exchange. But two days after listing it was under water and was followed by a double-digit dive by Ascletis Pharma, the sector’s debut issuer. The state of both stocks are a warning sign for future biotech issuers to rein in valuations, say ECM bankers. Jonathan Breen reports.

Jonathan Breen, August 09, 2018
Derivatives

Default resources concentrated at two CCPs, say watchdogs

Financial resources dedicated to protecting central counterparties from defaults are becoming increasingly concentrated at two CCPs, according to a report by global watchdogs released on Thursday.

Costas Mourselas, August 09, 2018

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