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Second digital project won’t be the issuer’s last, Länder peers may be ‘interested and willing’ to join in
◆ Half-year close keeps some issuers on sidelines ◆ Bankers expect big euro supply to come ◆ More concession on pricing could be required
A Kilt will pay a spread over Gilts it cannot justify on credit, which makes it a political gesture rather than a funding tool
Guillaume Pichard, assistant deputy minister, on the five year call, the repo boost and the cost versus home
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A pair of aggressively priced bond issues for Nordic agencies kicked off the second quarter for the sovereign, supranational and agency sector, while an issuer in the eurozone periphery was also able to sharply tighten pricing on a deal this week. With investors sitting on a lot of cash as the quarter begins, bankers expect such tight pricing to be the norm for the next few weeks.
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Région Île-de-France will roadshow a new 12 year green sustainability bond next week, which bankers believe could be the first syndicated green bond from a regional government.
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The Autonomous Community of Galicia’s first syndicated bond for four years went exceptionally well for the returning issuer. It drew a more than doubly oversubscribed book and tightened pricing by several basis points during the bookbuild.
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Looking back at the macroeconomic performance in 2013, the German economy picked up speed and thus recovered from the brief dip seen in the latter part of 2012 and early part of 2013. Overall, it is therefore back within the normal range of capacity utilisation.
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German economists say it is wrong to brand the country as Europe’s economic superpower no matter what international perceptions may be. As enviable as the country’s economy may seem, it will face serious challenges in the next few years, writes Philip Moore.
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Covered and senior unsecured bonds may not be the flavour of the day for Germany’s financial institutions, but a host of rival funding alternatives, including shrinking balance sheets, shedding bad assets, and shoring up tier one capital, are taking their place. Elliot Wilson reports on an industry that’s self-financing and self-reliant, but one that is exploring new forms of financing.