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Green and Social Bonds and Loans

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Issuance beyond 15 years could return if rates stabilise
Kookmin Bank goes digital in dollars, yen issuance ahead of BoJ, as Volkswagen meets euro demand
◆ Wide range of investors buy highly rated bonds ◆ DNB achieves one of the tightest spreads since Covid-era QE days of 2021 ◆ SpareBank 1 SMN extends euro senior curve by two years
◆ Fair value estimated ◆ 'No fatigue' despite ongoing supply ◆ Increasing international investor base
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  • January's total primary covered bond volume was the second highest since 2014, albeit 25% down on last year in euros. February is typically a much slower month, but supply could keep pace if issuers look to the asset class for execution certainty amid mounting concern around the potential impact of a new coronavirus in China.
  • New dynamics are appearing in the sustainability-linked loan market, as the product balloons and banks prepare for more intense scrutiny of their green lending activities. The trends highlight how unformed and confusing this young market still is, writes Jon Hay.
  • Some weird genetic mutations have been appearing in the hothouse of sustainable finance, where new green products are cultivated to beautify the grandees of the capital markets.
  • The UK's National Grid followed up early January’s well-received green bond debut with a pair of green bond MTNs from a subsidiary, printing in currencies it rarely visits.
  • Société Générale has mandated leads for a green covered bond, the second to be issued under its Positive Impact framework. At the same time Sparkasse Pforzheim Calw is due with a sub-benchmark Pfandbrief.
  • LBBW has revealed that most investors in its latest green bond were signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. The novel disclosure offers a ‘more reliable’ way of describing green participation in new bond issues, according to the bank.