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Tight funding levels and an abundance of investor cash made for brisk MTN issuance in 2025. The story may change in 2026, with public market issuance named as one factor that could crowd out private placements. But a broadening Asian bid for MTNs offers hope for the market, writes Diana Bui
Aroundtown and Toyota tap private markets as public supply winds down
CEB plans to print more structured notes and may launch inaugural Sofr bond in 2026
GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the shortlist for its inaugural MTN Awards
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Bankers have lobbied supranational and agency borrowers for years to sign two-way Credit Support Annexes (CSAs) to overcome the ramping up of new issue swap hedging costs on primary bond business. It is a cost that has had senior SSA bankers fearing for the very life of the SSA bond business. But now the forces of Abenomics acting upon Japanese investor habits may drive borrowers to reconsider their swap arrangements putting to bed one of the longest running and fiercest debates in capital markets.
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UK local authorities should follow the example of French and German counterparts and look to print private placements, MTN dealers urged this week.
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Asian Development Bank sold its first Singaporean dollar deal in nearly six years on November 6 in a S$500m ($402m) private placement.
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Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten will polish off its funding target for the rest of the year with small deals, similar to a pair of trades it placed early this week.
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Several sovereign, supranational and agencies looking to diversify their investor base have ramped up their private placement issuance this year. But the smartest borrowers have looked past medium term note programmes and are investigating the Schuldschein and Namensschuldverschreibung formats — two markets that have moved beyond their German origins and are attracting more international investors and issuers.
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The burgeoning offshore renminbi bond market claimed three firsts this week, amid suggestions that some of the moves trialled by issuers could become commonplace.