(Vienna) Starting today, the first Austrian government bond with a maturity of 100 years started trading on the Official Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The government bond with a coupon of 2.1% and a total volume of EUR 3.5 billion is the longest-running bond with a fixed maturity on the quotation list of the national stock exchange (trading lot EUR 1,000 nominal value). The market makers are Walter Ludwig and Baader Bank who ensure high price quality through their binding quotes in continuous trading.
Since yesterday, 19 September, the first green bond issued by an Austrian bank has been trading on the Second Regulated Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The bond bearing interest of 0.625% was issued by Vorarlberger Landes- und Hypothekenbank and has a maturity of five years with a total outstanding volume of EUR 300 million. At trading lots of EUR 100,000, the green bond targets institutional investors.
"Raising funds through debt securities is booming in 2017 regardless of the type: government bonds, financial bonds or international corporate bonds. This is also reflected in our quotation list, which is constantly getting longer in this asset class. A listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange is an important quality feature for institutional investors. Issuers and listing partners appreciate our efficient and international listing venue," said Christoph Boschan, CEO of Wiener Börse AG.
The year 2017 has been a very successful one for bond listings on the Vienna Stock Exchange. To date, the Republic of Austria has issued a total of EUR 25.6 billion in three new government bonds and 22 secondary offerings for existing government bonds listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. With respect to financial bonds, 194 new bonds with a volume of EUR 11 billion were newly added to the price list. Since the beginning of the year, 47 new corporate bonds with a total volume of over EUR 4.27 billion joined trading. The corporate bonds were issued by 11 domestic companies (EUR 623.7 million), including CA Immo, Marinomed, Immofinanz, Porr and Warimpex. Among the 36 international corporate bonds (EUR 3.64 billion), Italian companies stand out. These include the beverages group Davide Campari, the football club AC Milan, and Snam, the Italian natural gas infrastructure company.
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