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Performance compared to peers and quality of demand 'really impressive'
◆ Spread set at starting level ◆ Floor in sight for agencies ◆ 'Success for Kommuninvest'
◆ Supra prices inside peers’ seven year deals ◆ Slim NIP paid after 3bp tightening ◆ ‘Very strong day’ for SSA market
◆ Sharp landing through a noisy open ◆ Grinding towards US Treasuries ◆ Bankers praise execution but warn of residuals building
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the process French agencies have made in their funding so far in 2018. -
Senior executives of the International Finance Corp and Amundi will gather in Paris on Friday afternoon for the official signing of Amundi Planet — Emerging Green One: the innovative fund the organisations set up to invest in green bonds issued by emerging market banks. The fund is already closed and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
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The sterling SSA market snapped back into life with a flurry of new deals after a quiet few weeks — although bankers lamented that the issuance door may have closed just as quickly as it opened.
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The widening of the dollar Libor/Overnight Indexed Swap (OIS) spread may be one of the biggest talking points in bond markets but it is wrenching open funding opportunities for public sector borrowers. The accompanying widening in dollar swap spreads led two issuers to break new issue records, writes Craig McGlashan.
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The International Finance Corp and Crédit Agricole CIB have engaged in their second synthetic risk transfer (SRT) transaction. It continues the work both institutions have been doing to interweave such deals with socially responsible purposes.
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The potential end of eurozone quantitative easing may be leading to sleepless nights for some, but top tier SSAs are welcoming the slow return to historically normal rates. KfW this week sold its first five year euro benchmark with a positive yield in nearly three years, welcoming back investors that had gone elsewhere in search of return — and auguring well for future euro issuance from the sector.
