KDB Daewoo Securities

Korea Development Bank (KDB) is set to return to the dollar bond market as early as the first week of January, having issued a request for proposals.

Korea Development Bank (KDB) returned to the Singapore dollar bond market on November 26, bagging S$200m ($142m) from a three year deal. The offering marks the Korean policy bank’s third offshore outing in just one week, following deals in Australian dollars and offshore renminbi.

The Singapore dollar bond market saw some action on November 26 with Korea Development Bank (KDB) selling a deal in the Lion City.

Korea Development Bank (KDB) has sold its second offshore dual-listed renminbi bond, raising nearly twice the amount it was targeting, thanks to reverse enquiry driving the trade.

Korea Development Bank (KDB) is returning to a tried and tested formula for its latest offshore renminbi outing, opening books for a single tranche dual-listed bond on November 24.

South Korean bond issuers have garnered a reputation for squeezing investors for every penny possible with aggressively-priced transactions. Investors may be critical of their tactics but the market needs to recognise the savviness of this strategy.

Korean banks have pulled back from the Samurai market, as funding costs have moved against them, but some other names have stepped into the breach. Australian banks are a key fixture in the Samurai markets, while the arrival of Maybank this year gives a pointer to future issuance. Asia Pacific financial institutions issuers are also proving instrumental in the steady development of the Pro-Bond market. Volatility in China, however, is not helping anybody. In September, some of Asia Pacific’s leadering FIG borrowers spoke to GlobalCapital about prospects in the Japanese capital markets.

Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has made a successful return to the dollar bond market, with the recent sovereign credit rating upgrade allowing the borrower to enjoy a strong investor reception. Not only was it able to raise more than planned, but KNOC also priced the new bond inside its existing curve.

Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) opened books for a new ten year bond on Tuesday, in what will be its first debt sale of the year.

Asia’s dollar bond market finally sprang to life this week with a trio of investment grade names successfully pricing deals. Participants are now hoping that the market is open for business, but lingering volatility means trades will come with a bigger price tag, write Narae Kim and Rashmi Kumar.

Korea Development Bank (KDB) staged a successful return to the international debt market on September 9, selling an SEC registered 10 year trade. The policy bank’s success is expected to encourage more Korean names to follow suit, but bankers are not necessarily expecting a rush of issuance.

A pair of Asian agencies have tackled the long end in dollars, but despite attracting big order books and setting spreads at the tight end of guidance, bankers stressed the deals should not be taken as a sign that the dollar market is back to full strength.