German Sovereign
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SSA issuers are readying themselves for a busy 2016 after the Fed eased the markets into a higher rates environment on Thursday. -
A US public sector borrower will bring a large green bond which will startle the US market, according to one market expert, as green bonds gain further importance after COP 21.
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The German Federal Government intends to raise €44bn in the capital markets in the first quarter of 2016, just over 28% of its total €154bn requirement.
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With plenty of cash to deploy following a large number of redemptions, sterling investors piled into what looks likely to be KfW’s last sterling offering of the year on Tuesday.
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KfW will add sustainability ratings to its criteria when selecting lead managers for its green bonds, the agency announced when releasing its funding plans for 2016.
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Anticipation that the European Central Bank will extend its public sector purchase programme on Thursday resulted in what one banker called an “abnormally successful deal” from Erste Abwicklungsanstalt on Monday.
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Erste Abwicklungsanstalt is lining up to issue its first public euro bond since October 2013, which is set to be priced before next week's European Central Bank meeting.
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Demand was so strong for an agency bond tap on Thursday that the leads had to ask the issuer to increase the deal, as SSA investors scrambled to get their hands on one of the last large issues of the year.
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Public sector borrowers are putting the final touches to their funding programmes for the year amid stable market conditions, but there are few signs that any will pre-fund for 2016 in large size.
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Rentenbank equalled its second largest euro benchmark size ever while still managing to tighten pricing with a November 2022 on Tuesday.
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An agency is set to round off its funding for the year with a euro benchmark amid solid but quiet market conditions.
