Luxembourg
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Two SSA borrowers tapped the seven year part of the euro curve this week, but came away with different results. Luxembourg received an oversubscribed book for its deal on Wednesday, while Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB Bank) had to price without fully placing its €1bn trade. -
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Investors warmly welcomed the return of Luxembourg to the bond market on Wednesday, allowing the sovereign to bring the spread in by 4bp during pricing. But it still offered a decent concession at the final level, according to bankers away from the deal.
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Caixa Economica Montepio Geral (Montepio) mandated leads for the second Portuguese covered bond of the year on Tuesday, and NordLB Luxembourg has signaled its intention to press ahead with its debut renewable energy covered bond following a roadshow.
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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) refrained from pushing into record territory with the coupon on its new dollar-denominated AT1 on Tuesday, as European banks begin testing new lows for yields in the asset class.
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NordLB Luxembourg Covered Bond Bank has mandated joint leads for a roadshow to market the first renewable energy covered bond to be issued under the country’s new lettres de gage énergies renouvelables legal framework. A trade is expected to follow soon.
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Argenta Spaarbank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group were both marketing senior bonds on Tuesday, making use of the favourable backdrop in the primary market. While Sumitomo was quick to build demand for its bond, Argenta struggled to gather enough demand volume to move the spread from price thoughts.
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NordLB’s Luxembourg subsidiary extended its covered bond curve on Wednesday with an well received five year public sector backed deal. The bonds offered a very attractive spread for a deal from a core European jurisdiction, ensuring that demand from a diverse audience was quick to build.
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Chinese and French banks may take advantage of a new Luxembourg green covered bond law, where the cover assets are linked to renewable energy, according to an official at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).
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Banque Internationale à Luxembourg issued a senior non-preferred bond on Wednesday as it looked to boost buffers ahead of receiving its minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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Investor appetite remains strong for longer dated euro SSA bonds, encouraging the likes of EFSF and KfW to tap the long-end of the curve this week. But the question is: will the demand last, and for how long?
