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◆ Hybrid bonds bid wider as govvies sell off ◆ EDF book holds firm earlier this week ◆ Some concession ensures healthy demand
More fully battery electric vehicle-backed deals are expected with similar loans expected to back a larger proportion of mainstream auto ABS
◆ Part of prefunding for 2027 ◆ Low-to-mid single digit NIP ◆ Green issuance has increased since last year
◆ ADB brings ‘impressive’ seven year ◆ NWB hits five year sweet spot ◆ Both deals tighten a large 3bp
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Enexis, the Dutch electricity and gas grid and energy services group, issued its debut green bond on Wednesday and printed the €500m issue through its secondary curve, as a strong rally in utility debt pushes demand into regulated names. -
Unédic is preparing to issue its second social bond following its debut trade in the format less than a month ago — itself the biggest social bond ever from any issuer.
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Sustainability bond bankers are batting around the idea of subverting usual practice by letting issuers price themed deals and then follow up with their green or social bond framework document after issuance. The idea is to hasten market access for issuers battling the effects of the coronavirus. But it could weaken sustainability standards.
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The Green Bond Principles organisation has released a set of principles for sustainability-linked bonds, the product invented and so far only used by Enel, in anticipation of an expected growing market. It has also revised the Social Bond Principles, taking account of lessons learned during the coronavirus crisis. But on transition bonds it has merely produced an unpublished update.
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Northern Powergrid, the UK energy distribution company, brought the longest sterling deal of the year so far with a 42 year trade on Tuesday, as syndicate bankers say that European investors are keen to see more long duration trades.
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The sustainability-linked loan market is drawing corporates away from the equivalent in bonds, with more companies looking to create environmental borrowing frameworks that are broad enough to allow them to print many types of debt under one document.
