UBS
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A trio of rare issuers found a window for issuance in the FIG bond market on Thursday, with Nykredit and Hamburg Commercial Bank accessing a tightening senior non-preferred market, while Íslandsbanki launched Iceland's first ever sustainable bond -
French agency Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations finished its 2020 syndicated funding programme with a visit to the Swiss market this week, printing an extremely tight deal through the high quality domestic covered bond curve.
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Less frequent issuers found a window for issuance in the FIG bond market on Thursday, with Íslandsbanki launching Iceland's first ever sustainable bond and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCB) focusing on non-preferred senior debt after twice delaying plans for a tier two.
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A flurry of Chinese corporations rushed to the dollar bond market on Wednesday, raising a total of $1.19bn between them.
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BTIG, a capital markets trading, research and brokerage services firm, has hired Hugo Clark, the latest in a series of London-based hires it has made.
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Redco Properties Group has tackled some of its upcoming maturities by selling a new $266m bond to refinance debt.
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Deutsche Lufthansa, the German flag carrier, has exploited the huge rally in equity markets in recent days by issuing a €600m convertible bond, which attracted orders from over 200 investors.
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Deal arrangers expect banks will take advantage of a positive tone in the euro market by bringing forward their plans for non-preferred senior issuance, following in the footsteps of CaixaBank and ING Groep on Tuesday.
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China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding got nearly $10bn of orders for its $750m dual-tranche bond on Monday as it rode on a big rally in market sentiment after the US elections and its own rarity appeal to investors.
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UBS has tapped Uday Odedra as its new India country head, effective next year.
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Pre-funding is likely to be the name of the game in FIG from next week, with banks expected to use supportive market conditions in the wake of the US election to launch a final flurry of deals before the end of the year.
