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◆ Cautious start after spreads moved around ◆ KfW's spread tightens, but Länder unmoved ◆ ‘Real’ Länder-KfW spread yet to be established
German sovereign goes for conventional over green as smaller peers join a crowded Tuesday
Primary market shows strength but pockets of weakness a reminder that ‘1bp could make all the difference’
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The three pillar system of German banking helped the sector ride out the financial crisis and disastrous experiments with securitization mostly unscathed. It’s the envy of Europe and the continent is scrambling to mimic it. So why, asks Andrew Griffin, are bankers in the country growing tired of it?
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Germany’s document-light form of private debt placement, the Schuldschein, has been deeply rooted in the German market for years. The market opened up slowly to Austria and Switzerland — on both the investor and issuer sides. But recently a much more international audience has caught the bug. Stefanie Linhardt asks what attraction the product holds, and why issuance is not growing faster, when demand is so strong.
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Five years on from the depths of the financial crisis, Germany’s Mittelstand has transformed the way it finances itself, embracing the bond markets and changing the way it works with its bank lenders. Nina Flitman reviews the evolution of the sector, and looks ahead to what its next steps may be.
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Despite the improving economic environment in the US and Europe reducing the momentum of the flight to quality supranationals enjoyed during the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, the issuers are still meeting strong demand this year. The recovery brings a fresh set of opportunities — and some challenges — for this sector.
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Norway’s Kommunalbanken is set to print its first euro benchmark bond this week, after mandating a group of banks on Monday for a €1bn no-grow five year deal.
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The Autonomous Community of Galicia is set to print its first syndicated bond for four years this week, after mandating banks for a seven year euro benchmark on Monday.