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Month-end buying from investors in secondary market to determine backdrop for next wave of issuance
‘Pragmatic’ approach from borrowers set to benefit upcoming wall of issuance
◆ Nordic sovereign brings year's final euro deal ◆ Pricing strategy adjusted after secondary widening ◆ Land NRW attracts with pick-up over KfW
◆ Germany taps 2056s for second time this year, taking €4bn ◆ Spread was fixed from the start, rare for the issuer ◆ ‘Very, very flat’ 2054-2056 roll was key to the decision
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The debate over SSA underwriting fees, ignited by the EU’s decision to publish a lower fee schedule, is raging on with bankers and issuers saying it is pushing other topics aside. -
Germany has picked banks for its eagerly awaited 30 year green bond. Bankers expect the deal to go well since it will be one of the rare German syndications to offer a positive yield.
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The dollar market filled up on Monday with mandates from a broad range of SSA borrowers. Canada, European Investment Bank, BNG and Tokyo Metropolitan Government were all set to hit the market on Tuesday.
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Belgium dropped into the long end of the euro curve to place a 100 year bond this week – its first private placement for seven months.
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Public sector borrowers are looking to follow the EU’s lead and cut underwriting fees in the biggest revamp to the way banks in the market are paid in a decade. Bankers slammed the move as “naive and disruptive” and say that, while it may save a basis point or two in execution, it could cost them far more long term, writes Burhan Khadbai.
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While Greece is nearing a return to investment grade status it still has a way to go before it reaches that summit, according to the major credit agencies.
