Sweden

Alandsbanken, the Finnish banking group, has issued its first Swedish krona bond for over a year, drawing huge demand from domestic Swedish investors.

A trio of issuers from Finland and Sweden raised €3.5bn of funding in the covered bond market this week with strong receptions and limited spread concessions.

Kommuninvest will receive a capital injection from its owners to help meet upcoming leverage ratio rules, but has not ruled out issuing additional tier one paper to raise further capital.

Stadshypotek, the mortgage subsidiary of Svenska Handelsbanken, returned to the market with its first euro denominated covered bond since November 2014. The issuer increased the transaction size and tightened the spread, sending strong signal of confidence to other borrowers considering launching deals before the end of the year.

SEB mandated leads and opened books for the fourth sterling denominated covered bond from a Swedish issuer this year, a three year floating rate note. At the same time, Korea Housing Finance Corp (KHFC) opened books for a fixed rate five year dollar benchmark, and its first legally enshrined covered bond.

A government minister in one of Europe’s major economies has told GlobalCapital that green bonds could be a “complement” to the country’s existing climate change mitigation policies.

Mölnlycke, the Swedish maker of wound dressings and surgical gloves, issued a €500m eight year bond on Monday, as the corporate bond market’s awakening from earnings blackouts continued apace.

Two dollar issuers printed without tightening from initial price thoughts on Wednesday, with one opting for a benchmark and the other tapping central bank demand for floaters.

A trio of SSA issuers made moves to mop up short end dollar demand on Tuesday. NRW Bank printed a $1bn bond and two others mandated for deals.

Mölnlycke, the Swedish maker of wound dressings and surgical gloves, issued a €500m eight year bond on Monday, as the corporate bond market’s awakening from earnings blackouts continued apace.

Three issuers launched covered bond benchmarks in euros this week, down from nine in the previous week, as borrowers anticipated an improvement in market conditions and lower new issue concessions.

Swedish lender Swedbank kept Australian dollar supply ticking over on Tuesday, pricing its first bond in the currency since 2008.