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Asia

Kexim preys on arb window to print in Swiss francs

The Export-Import Bank of Korea returned to the Swiss franc bond market on Thursday, capitalising on an arbitrage window against its dollar curve.

Silas Brown, June 14, 2018
ABBs-Block Trades

Finland’s flop leaves Neste taste in mouth of Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse found itself long of stock in Neste Corp, the Finnish oil refiner, after an €861m sale of shares by the Finnish government on Tuesday night. The failed block trade has prompted equity capital markets bankers to ask whether the market has become much more unforgiving this year, writes Aidan Gregory.

Aidan Gregory, June 14, 2018
CMBS

Goldman makes swift return with new CMBS

Goldman Sachs as sole arranger, lead manager and bookrunner announced a €235m CMBS, Kantoor Finance 2018 DAC, on Wednesday, the second CMBS of the year from the investment bank. It follows swiftly on the heels of its £427m Ribbon Finance deal, which was priced at the end of May.

Asad Ali, June 14, 2018
SSA People and Markets

Miffed? Far from it, say SSAs adapting to life under MiFID II

Six months into the life of MiFID II, a new regulation that had many in the capital markets sweating over just how onerous their lives were about to become, some public sector borrowers have claimed that not only has the implementation of the regulation been simple, but in several ways it has been beneficial. That is not the universal view, however, with some borrowers still experiencing minor headaches.

Craig McGlashan, June 14, 2018
Investment Grade Loans

Comcast ups acquisition ante with $65bn Fox bid

US firm Comcast has doubled down on its jumbo acquisition plans by offering to buy 21st Century Fox in an all cash $65bn deal that the cable company says it will run concurrently with its bid against the purchase target for UK media company Sky.

Mike Turner, June 14, 2018
Covered Bonds

Risk study on energy-efficient mortgages commences

A pilot scheme to assess the risk of mortgages on energy-efficient buildings, compared with those on standard properties, was launched on Thursday by the European Mortgage Federation and European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) under its Energy-Efficient Mortgage Initiative.

Bill Thornhill, June 14, 2018
Asia

Asia social bonds ready to bloom as IBK picks banks

Social bonds in Asia have been rare, to say the least. But with Industrial Bank of Korea preparing for the region’s first dollar-denominated social bond issuance, the potential for the market is huge, writes Jasper Cox.

Jasper Cox, June 14, 2018
Regulation

FCA pushes firms to reward on culture not cash

Bonuses should be awarded for good behaviour, not just financial performance, said a senior Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) official this week.

Nell Mackenzie, June 14, 2018
Bank Capital

BoE’s MREL policy raises questions about the value of legacy capital

UK banks may have to reassess the make-up of their capital structures after the Bank of England said this week that it could slap a higher minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) on groups with regulatory debt sat outside the main resolution entity.

Tyler Davies, June 14, 2018
Africa

Will Ecobank thaw CEEMEA bond market freeze?

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, a pan-African banking group, is the only CEEMEA issuer to have publicly progressed with bond plans this week, setting the roadshow for its debut dollar bond. A syndicate official on the deal said that lead managers are confident of demand, but a rival questioned whether a single-B rated sub-Saharan issuer could reopen the market.

Francesca Young, June 14, 2018
Asia

Bankers, analysts weigh up bond outlook for next half

Asia’s bond market suffered prolonged bouts of volatility in the first half of the year. Bankers, credit analysts and asset managers are trying to shake off the disappointments in both the primary and secondary markets, but the signs are not good. Addison Gong reports.

Addison Gong, June 14, 2018
Asia

Two approaches to bond regulation, both problematic

Companies in both China and India have to find their way through regulatory labyrinths to gain approval to sell offshore bonds. But although both countries have overbearing, occasionally irrational, regulators, they differ in one key respect.

Matthew Thomas, June 14, 2018

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