三星集团旗下的一家关联公司完成了韩国保险业规模最大的美元债券发行，投资者在波动剧烈的债务市场中承担风险，此前该市场已迫使一些企业撤回原定的债务发行计划。
An affiliate of Samsung Group sold the biggest dollar bond sale for a South Korean insurer as investors braved volatile debt markets that have forced some companies to pull their planned debt offerings.
据一位知情人士透露，三星人寿保险株式会社于周一发行了15亿美元的次级债券，票面利率为6.875%，低于最初7%左右的价格指引。该人士因未获授权公开发言而要求不具名。这是该公司首次发行美元债券，发行金额创下韩国主要寿险公司纪录，超过去年韩华人寿保险的10亿美元债券发行规模，据彭博汇编的数据显示。
Samsung Life Insurance Co. sold $1.5 billion of subordinated notes on Monday at a coupon of 6.875%, below initial price thoughts in the 7% area, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. It was the company’s debut dollar bond and was a record amount for a major life insurer in South Korea, exceeding Hanwha Life Insurance’s $1 billion debt sale last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
此次定价正值全球债券市场近期剧烈波动之际，投资者对不断增长的债务感到担忧，而押注人工智能热潮的企业推高了收益率，导致一些发行人推迟发行计划。
The deal was priced amid the recent wild swings in the global bond market, where investor concern over growing debt to companies cashing in on the artificial-intelligence boom that have pushed up yields, have prompted some issuers to postpone plans.
韩国进出口银行上周暂停了一项计划中的日元债券发行，称市场波动使其难以实现既定的发行规模和定价。印尼KB银行也因当前市场状况推迟了债券发行。
Export-Import Bank of Korea suspended a planned yen bond sale last week, saying the market volatility made it difficult to achieve its targeted issuance size and pricing. PT Bank KB Indonesia also postponed its debt sale due to current market conditions.
据彭博指数显示，周一亚洲投资级债券的信用利差升至15个月来的最高水平，因该地区借款人保持谨慎。
Spreads on investment-grade Asian bonds rose to the highest in 15 months on Monday as the region’s borrowers exercised caution, according to a Bloomberg index.
三星人寿在周二的一份声明中表示：“尽管近期美国国债收益率波动和油价波动导致许多全球发行人推迟或取消发行计划，但三星人寿仍按原计划成功完成了15亿美元的发行，重申了其在全球市场的信誉。”
“Despite the recent volatility in US Treasury yields and oil price fluctuations, which has led many global issuers to postpone or cancel their issuance plans, Samsung Life successfully completed the $1.5 billion issuance as originally planned, reaffirming its credibility in the global market,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
该公司表示，参与认购的投资者中近半数为全球投资者，包括来自美国和欧洲的投资者。募集资金将用于提升公司的资本充足率、维持稳定的股东回报政策以及确保新的增长引擎。
Nearly half of those who participated were global investors including those from the US and Europe, the company said. Proceeds will be used to boost the firm’s capital adequacy ratios, maintain a stable shareholder return policy and secure new growth engines.
三星人寿表示，正在审视各种国内外机会，当地媒体上月报道称，该公司正考虑收购美国资产管理公司Principal Financial Group的股权。
Samsung Life has said it’s reviewing various domestic and overseas opportunities, with local media reporting last month that it’s looking to acquire a stake in US asset manager Principal Financial Group.