OREANDA-NEWS. November 10, 2010. The rankings of managing underwriters of bond issues in the corporate sector (less the banks’ own issues) published by Cbonds news agency for nine months of 2010 put Sviaz-Bank in seventh place in the number of issuers, 10th place in the number of issues, and 10th place in the amount of bonds denominated in rubles, which reached 13.5 billion rubles, reported the press-centre of Sviaz-Bank.

On September 30, 2010, Sviaz-Bank was ranked sixth in the number of issuers, eighth in the number of issues, and ninth in the value of issues, which amounted to 12.7 billion rubles, among investment banks that were managing underwriters of bond issues denominated in rubles in the corporate sector (less banks and financial institutions).

In the agency’s estimate, Sviaz-Bank was eighth among underwriters of bond issues on the domestic market, with 19.7 billion rubles in total issues; seventh among underwriters in the corporate sector (19.5 billion rubles), and 12th among underwriters in the municipal sector (182 million rubles).

The Cbonds agency’s rankings of managing underwriters and underwriters illustrate how active investment banks are in the primary bond market in terms of value of the bonds sold and only the number of issues offered to a broad range of investors.