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Supranationals & Agencies
SSA borrowers defy worsening conditions in euros
Two SSA borrowers landed in the euro bond market on Wednesday while a third lined up business for next week.
12 May 2021
SSA
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The View
Opposing Views: should SSAs cut fees?
The debate over whether SSA borrowers should pay less in underwriting fees has split the market since the EU told banks it would pay less than the standard rate for its €800bn Next Gen EU bond programme.
12 May 2021 -
Supranationals & Agencies
SSA 'cartelisation' risk as banks say EU should have capped fees
Some bankers believe that the EU’s decision to unveil a new grid of lower syndication fees was unnecessarily disruptive, and that, if too many other SSA issuers follow suit, it could put at risk the level of competition among dealers.
12 May 2021 -
Supranationals & Agencies
SSA underwriting fees: lowering them will do more harm than good
Public sector borrowers should be careful what they wish for.
11 May 2021 -
Supranationals & Agencies
SSA underwriting fees: a more modest proposal
The SSA syndication fee schedule is no longer fit for purpose, if it ever was.
11 May 2021 -
Supranationals & Agencies
EIB underwhelms as KfW readies first ever 15 year euro benchmark
The European Investment Bank failed to impress market participants on Tuesday with an order book far smaller in size than usual for an Earn benchmark and no move in the spread after guidance.
11 May 2021 -
SSA
SSA dollar foursome impresses
A flurry of dollar issuance hit the market on Tuesday, covering a wide range of spreads and formats.
11 May 2021 -
Sovereigns
Germany prices 30 year green bond 2bp inside conventional twin
Germany sold a 30 year green bond via syndication on Tuesday, pricing the trade 2bp through its conventional twin bond of the same maturity and coupon.
11 May 2021
Germany's public sector issuers lead from the front
At the end of June GlobalCapital and DZ Bank brought together some of Germany’s leading public sector bond issuers to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their capital markets activities...
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Awards
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Bond awards like no other
GlobalCapital has held its Bond Awards every year for the past 12 years — but never like this.
30 Sep 2020
Bond Comments
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EIB USD1.5bn 1.625% May 31 Climate Awareness Bond
07 May 2021 -
NIB USD700m FRN May 26
07 May 2021 -
SGP EUR2bn 0.875% May 46
03 May 2021 -
UK GBP6bn 1.25% Jul 51
30 Apr 2021 -
AIIB AUD500m 1% May 26 sustainable development bond
30 Apr 2021 -
World Bank NZD1bn 1.625% May 28
30 Apr 2021 -
ESM EUR2bn 0.01% Oct 31
29 Apr 2021
Sovereigns
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SSA underwriting fees: lowering them will do more harm than good
Public sector borrowers should be careful what they wish for. Those looking to follow the European Union’s lead in lowering the underwriting fees they pay to banks could cause an unwelcome distortion to their market at a time when getting funding through the door with minimal drama is perhaps more crucial than ever.
11 May 2021 -
Germany prices 30 year green bond 2bp inside conventional twin
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PMM: SSA boom is back as issuers price tight
SUPRANATIONALS & AGENCIES
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Veteran SSA funding chief to retire in January
Bart Van Dooren, head of funding and investor relations at Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, will be retiring in January.
12 May 2021 -
SSA borrowers defy worsening conditions in euros
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Opposing Views: should SSAs cut fees?
Sub-Sovereigns
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Ontario returns to Swissies after four years away
The Province of Ontario ended an absence of almost four years from the Swiss franc market this week to land a 12 year note at fair value. Elsewhere, Valiant Bank and Pfandbriefbank kept the domestic market ticking over with a handful of covered deals.
22 Apr 2021 -
SSA secondary pricing update: IADB tightens by 6bp versus US Treasuries
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SSAs break records in booming SRI market
MTNS & CP
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CPPIB debuts in rand with ‘old school MTN’
CPPIB Capital made its debut in South African rand this week with an ‘old school MTN’ at the short end of the curve.
07 May 2021 -
Belgium hits century with MTN, third sovereign this year
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ADB steams into record-setting dim sum mart
PEOPLE & MARKETS
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Veteran SSA funding chief to retire in January
Bart Van Dooren, head of funding and investor relations at Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, will be retiring in January.
12 May 2021 -
SSA fees ‘the only topic’ under discussion
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Bankers warn EU's fee approach could start ‘race to bottom’
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08 Feb 2021 -
Review of the Year 2020
17 Dec 2020 -
Investing in Indonesia
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The LBBW Public Sector Issuers’ Roundtable
11 Dec 2020 -
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CEE Sovereign Issuance
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Investing in Egypt
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GlobalCapital Bond Awards 2020
30 Sep 2020 -
The Vistra structured finance roundtable
30 Sep 2020
