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Mandates are rolling in for high grade corporate issuers, as syndicate bankers disagree about whether the blistering pace of the market can last. -
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will prevent its financial institutions from redeeming subordinated bonds during the coronavirus pandemic, putting itself in contrast with other parts of the world, where banks remain free to manage their debt capital as they see fit.
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Extraordinary times call for extraordinary capital markets activity. The North American corporate bond market funded a staggering record $194bn of investment grade issues in March while Europe has also been busy — shaking up the league tables and yielding a surprise windfall for the very largest investment banks.
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Mondi, the paper company based in the UK and Austria, raised €750m on Friday to refinance its €500m bond maturing in September, and put some extra cash by in case of trouble, with a bond issue that it went ahead with on a down day for equities, even as some other companies opted not to issue.
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The euphoria that infused Europe’s corporate bond market from Tuesday to Thursday has cooled somewhat, although investors are still open for business. Bankers had said on Thursday that Friday would bring an interesting crop of deals, but there is only one, for paper company Mondi, rated Baa1/BBB+.
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A trio of UK companies drew down on their revolving credit facilities this week, as firms in the country build up their cash piles despite an unprecedented financial support package from the government.
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Aareal Bank has become the latest European financial institution to extend the life of an additional tier one instrument, as turbulent market conditions make it harder for banks to decide how to manage their capital structures.
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Despite the terrible effects of the coronavirus pandemic on capital markets, the MTN market is open and functioning.
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ING and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) said this week they would redeem dollar-denominated additional tier one (AT1) bonds at their first call dates, despite the economic and market implications of Covid-19.
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Denmark's Maersk has signed a $5bn sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, as Moody's warns that the shipping company is at particular risk in its sector from fallout of the Covid-19 coronavirus
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Nordic banks Länsförsäkringar Bank (LF Bank) and Landsbankinn were able to offer “attractive value” in the preferred senior market this week, amid a general hunt for yield among credit investors.
