Korea Exchange Bank rekindles interest in five-and-a-half year securities

Banks are again issuing bonds with five-and-a-half year tenors to take advantage of attractive funding levels and to meet investor demand.

Mei Tuicolo

July 09, 2010

Issuing bonds with a five-and-a-half year tenor seems to be the flavour of the year for Korean and Indian banks. On Wednesday, Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) priced a $500 million bond, closely followed by India's ICICI Bank, which printed a benchmark 144A/Reg-S deal in the early hours of this morning.

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