The Netherlands

Dutch lender ABN Amro returned to the Singapore dollar bond market for the first time since 2012, raising S$450m ($331m) with a tier two offering.

Two equity block trades or rapid sales were completed successfully in Europe on Monday night.

Delta Lloyd, which last week won a shareholder vote to execute a rights issue despite public criticism of the deal from some of its investors, on Wednesday released details of the trade.

Covered bond primary activity slowed this week with just two €500m seven year trades emerging from banks in the Netherlands and Italy.

Asia's debt market was crowded on Wednesday with three issuers on the hunt for their respective fundraisings ahead of the Easter holiday.

Sequa Petroleum, the unrated company listed on the Euronext Marché Libre, announced guidance for its $200m secured notes with a double digit yield, a level not seen in the high yield market for more than a year.

Van Lanschot Bankiers managed a smooth execution for its second ever covered bond deal on Tuesday, a transaction that was at risk of being postponed after attacks in Brussels.

ABN Amro is set to launch its second Basel III tier two trade in as many weeks and this time is opting for a Singapore dollar-denominated transaction.

Two block trades have been launched in Europe this evening (Monday March 21), in shares of Iren, the Italian multi-utility group, and IMCD, the Dutch speciality chemicals distribution company. While IMCD has been the subject of three previous block trades, there have been none in Iren, according to Dealogic.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank pushed its dollar curve out to 10 years on Friday with its third green bond.

Kommuninvest’s long-awaited first foray into the green bond market was finally priced on Wednesday and Municipality Finance plans to follow with a green debut of its own later this year. Kommuninvest’s deal came just two days ahead of NWB Bank’s 10 year dollar deal which opens books on Friday.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank has mandated four banks for a 10 year green benchmark in dollars, following BNG's 10 year dollar deal on March 10.