UniCredit
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Corporate bond issuance in Europe slowed to a trickle on Thursday after a gush of trades on Wednesday, as investors said they were growing increasingly tired of the recently popular execution method of offering a chunky spread at initial price thoughts, only to tighten markedly by final pricing.
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Nederlandse Waterschapsbank’s first ever affordable housing bond raised €2bn across two tranches on Wednesday. One banker on the deal said he was “certain other borrowers will issue more like this”. -
Amprion, the German electricity transmission firm, launched on Tuesday a €100m Namensschuldverschreibung (NSV) — an instrument with all the qualities of a Schuldschein, except for the issuer’s right to terminate the contract after 10 years.
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Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt and Société Générale enjoyed solid receptions for their covered bonds this week, with the Norwegian issuer pricing flat to its curve.
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The euro market, despite a week shortened by European holidays, churned out a steady diet of solid deals. The French election, credited with triggering the rally, is growing more distant but the bid for quality fixed income paper remains as healthy as ever.
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The triumphant return of Banco Comercial Português to the covered bond market this week after an eight year absence marks a turning point, not just for the bank but the Obrigações Hipotecárias market as a whole.
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The Italian Treasury on Thursday bought back €4.2bn of the November 2017 BTP Italia — more than €1bn above its target amount — as part of a syndicated exchange that swapped the bonds for paper maturing in the 2020s and 2030s.
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Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt issued its second ever covered bond and, similar to deals issued last week, was able to price flat to its curve. But its bonds are not eligible for the ECB's purchase programme, unlike some of last week's tightest issues, which could limit performance potential.
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UniCredit, HSBC and BBVA opened books on new additional tier one (AT1) bonds this week, as banks took advantage of extremely supportive primary market conditions to bolster their stocks of debt capital.
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Senior bank debt investors in Europe are losing their right to accelerate payments of interest or principal. The process has been gradual, low key and at times even overlooked, but it is one of the most fundamental developments in the recent history of the senior bond market.
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UniCredit and HSBC opened books on new additional tier one (AT1) bonds on Monday, as banks took advantage of extremely supportive primary market conditions to bolster their stocks of debt capital.
