UK Sovereign
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This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes as we approach the middle of June. -
The UK will issue its first green Gilt via syndication in September, with consultations to be held during the summer to determine the market’s preferred maturity for the bond.
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The UK issued a £4bn index-linked Gilt maturing in 2039 on Tuesday, experiencing hot demand as investors flocked to secure protection from the threat of inflation.
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The UK is set to come to market this week with a syndication of an index-linked bond — its first of the financial year.
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In conference calls with the UK Debt Management Office on Monday, Gilt-edged market makers and investors gave their preferred maturities and timings for the UK’s debut green bond.
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BCS Global Markets, the investment services division of Russia’s largest independent broker, has hired a new treasurer.
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The UK Debt Management Office raised £6bn with its first syndication of the financial year. Although one investor said the spread was more generous than he expected, the trade drew praise for the smoothness of its execution.
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The UK Debt Management Office reduced its borrowing programme on Friday following a lower funding requirement for its previous financial year than it had originally expected.
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DirectBooks, a platform for primary bond issuance initiated by a group of banks, has added the ability to handle euro and sterling deal announcements as well as a new senior member of staff to run its European business.
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The UK Debt Management Office has selected the banks to lead the first syndicated transaction of its 2021/2022 borrowing programme.
