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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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SSA Markets's sister publication, EuroWeek, gave out its awards to the SSA bond market in London on Thursday night. Read below to see who won and who was nominated on the night. SSA bankers were entertained on the evening by popular comedian Alistair McGowan, pictured below with SSA Markets deputy editor, Tessa Wilkie and FIG niche currency bond supremo, Nomura's Nick "The Niche" Dent. -
Linköping became the third ever Swedish municipality to sell bonds by syndication on Wednesday, pricing a three year floater. The trade follows dual tranche deals by Lund Municipality last week and City of Gothenburg in March. Further syndications are a strong possibility as Swedish municipalities grow more accustomed to the procedure.
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Spanish regional credits — including super rare issuer Institut Català de Finances — took advantage of their sovereign’s plummeting yields to place a series of privately placed deals this week.
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Lower Saxony sold a tap of seven year floating rate debt on Monday morning. The deal — aimed to take advantage of limited supply from German states recently — priced flat to the outstanding bonds, following on from similar successes last week.
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The State of Thuringia sold five year debt on Friday morning, with sharper than expected investor interest allowing the issuer to increase the size of the deal. The trade rounds out a successful week for German states, including a blowout 10 year benchmark from the State of Saxony-Anhalt.
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The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) tapped a three year bond for €1.5bn on Wednesday afternoon. It was joined in euros by the State of Saxony-Anhalt, which priced a heavily oversubscribed 10 year benchmark at a tight price earlier in the day.
