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Pension funds 'very much present' in the deal and central bank demand 'quite remarkable', says issuer
◆ Sovereign takes plunge into 30 year ◆ Book almost twice that of 2024 deal ◆ Large size, tight NIP, others encouraged
◆ Sovereign continues to break record after record ◆ New deal was 'a blowout by every definition' ◆ Second wave of EGBs underway, Belgium next
New mandate follows S&P outlook upgrade last Friday
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Market participants are forecasting a strong year of growth for the green bond market in 2020, after it reached record issuance in 2019.
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Damien Loynes has been appointed head of syndicate for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Crédit Agricole.
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Andrew Bailey is seen as a ‘safe pair of hands’ as the new governor of the Bank of England. But while he is a veteran of the bank, his views on monetary policy are not well known, as he has never served on the Monetary Policy Committee. In that respect, though a career central banker, he resembles Christine Lagarde, who has taken the helm at the European Central Bank. -
Ipreo, whose system is used by banks, especially in Europe, for syndicating new bond issues, has reached out to two potential rivals about possibilities to collaborate. This suggests IHS Markit, which owns Ipreo, believes the alternative platforms could make headway.
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Euro bond issuance has soared this year, almost matching 2006's record, as financial institution, public sector and corporate issuers have taken advantage of nearly unbeatable pricing terms in the market. Bonds bankers predict that euros will shine again in 2020, though there are emerging signs that the growth in issuance may have reached its limit. Tyler Davies and Lewis McLellan report.
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The shine from last week’s Conservative Party win in the UK general election has worn off in the UK Gilts market, due, in part, to fears that the country may crash out the European Union without a trade deal in place.
