Banks pile into €4bn Spain linker as new IFRS rule encourages hedgers

Spain this week built an €18.5bn order book for an inflation linked bond, its largest since its inaugural trade in the format in 2014, with much of the demand generated by bank treasuries attracted to the deal by new accounting standards that have eased hedging requirements. But while demand might have increased, bankers will still have to persuade borrowers of the merits of inflation-linked issuance, writes Burhan Khadbai.