SEB priced a Eu1bn 12 year non-call seven Tier 2 issue last Thursday (22 May), which an official at the issuer noted is the first Swedish deal this year to feature a 12NC7 structure and was launched into a market that had lost some momentum.
Nykredit sold some Dkr13bn (Eu1.74bn) of one year ARM bonds this week in the first auctions of covered bonds that feature maturity extension triggers in accordance with new legislation, and market participants said the auctions, although small, show demand to be largely unaffected by the changes.
Nykredit Realkredit launched the first Tier 2 CoCo out of Denmark on Friday, a Eu600m (Dkr4.48bn) 22 year non-call seven transaction that was five times oversubscribed.
Danske Bank completed its first euro benchmark flow funding exercise of the year yesterday (Wednesday), a Eu750m three year senior unsecured floating rate note felt to be best suited to a softer market, while SEB was today out with the fourth Nordic Tier 2 issue of the year.
The designation of DNB, Nordea Bank Norge and Kommunalbanken as systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance is credit positive, Moody’s said on Monday, noting that an FSA proposal to include regional players was not taken up.
Nordea priced a ¥100bn (Eu720m, Skr6.47bn) three tranche Samurai today (Thursday), with a lead banker noting that the deal beat a Rabobank Samurai from last week on pricing and size.
The delegated Act on the LCR, or rather a DG Market Staff Paper on the matter was leaked this week. It is important to stress that this is not yet the final version.
SpareBank 1 SMN sold its second euro fixed rate senior unsecured benchmark on Tuesday, a Eu500m no-grow five year issue that was priced 35bp tighter than its debut last year and, according to an official at the Norwegian bank, came with a narrower spread differential to its peers.
Moody’s upgraded Aktia Real Estate Mortgage Bank covered bonds from Aa3 to Aa2 on Tuesday after designating the covered bond anchor point the senior unsecured rating plus one notch.
Stadshypotek launched a rare euro floating rate covered bond this (Friday) morning, a Eu300m five year issue that was launched opportunistically in response to interest in the format from investors, with the deal providing the issuer with attractive funding versus its curve, according to a lead syndicate banker.