Canada
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A quartet of public sector borrowers placed paper in the Australian dollar market this week. Two European SSAs priced sustainable and climate awareness bonds: the European Investment Bank priced its third climate awareness Kangaroo on Tuesday, while Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten brought its sustainability bond programme back to the Aussie market on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a pair of agencies raised funding in Australian dollars on Thursday: Export Development Canada and Eurofima both tapped Kangaroos. -
A pair of agencies raised funding in Australian dollars on Thursday: Export Development Canada and Eurofima both tapped Kangaroos.
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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) in Canada has increased covered bond issuance limits which should improve issuance flexibility among Canada’s smaller banks — leading to possible issuance from names like Equitable Bank among others.
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Export Development Canada sold its second Sonia-linked floating rate note on Friday, which extends the issuer’s curve linked to the reference rate to 2024.
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European financial institutions have made very limited use of Canadian dollars in recent years, but the region’s issuers could soon start to embrace the Maple market as they look to diversify their funding bases for the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce issued its second Australian dollar deal of the year on Thursday. The senior unsecured short-term debt is not subject to Canadian bail-in regulation.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) opened books on its first bail-inable senior bond in euros on Monday, with four out of Canada’s big six banks having targeted the currency at the end of April.
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Rare issuer British Columbia returned to the MTN market this week with its first euro paper since January 2017, in two installments. MTN dealers reckon conditions are favourable for Canadian issuers.
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Royal Bank of Canada said on Tuesday that it was looking at the euro market for its first green senior unsecured bonds, at a time when issuers seem to be more in control of pricing than investors.
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The Province of Ontario’s three year dollar benchmark this week sparked criticism from onlooking bankers after the spread was set a day before pricing. However, a head of SSA DCM at one of the leads replied that it was the “honourable” thing to do after the deal received more demand than expected.
