While the IILM’s issuance this month appears to be quite sizeable at the tail end of the year, on the back of the markets’ intensifying expectations for a tighter policy by the Fed, we are pleased that the issuance for all tenors were fully subscribed at a competitive all-in profit rates

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 15 November 2021.

The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the auction for the reissuance of an aggregate USD 1.31 billion short-term “A-1” rated Ṣukūk across three different tenors of one, three, and six-month respectively.

The three series were priced competitively at:

1. 0.18% for USD 400 million for 1-month tenor;
2. 0.26% for USD 560 million for 3-month tenor; and
3. 0.36% for USD 350 million for 6-month tenor.

In its eleventh auction for 2021, the IILM’s Ṣukūk reissuance today witnessed a competitive tender among Islamic Primary Dealers and investors across the GCC markets as well as Asia, with a strong orderbook in excess of USD 1.79 billion, representing an average oversubscription rate of 1.37 times.

Dr. Umar Oseni, Chief Executive Officer of the IILM, said: “Today’s auction saw a sustained demand for the 1-month and 3-month tenors of the IILM’s Islamic papers, given the current appetite of investors for shorter tenors in anticipation of an impending rate hike and tapering of asset purchase by the Federal Reserve.

While the IILM’s issuance this month appears to be quite sizeable at the tail end of the year, on the back of the markets’ intensifying expectations for a tighter policy by the Fed, we are pleased that the issuance for all tenors were fully subscribed at a competitive all-in profit rates. The IILM continues to fulfill the liquidity needs of the Islamic markets with adequate flexibility.”

Further to today’s reissuance, the IILM has achieved year-to-date cumulative issuances totaling USD 13.02 billion through 33 Ṣukūk series. The IILM will continue to reissue its short-term liquidity instruments monthly as scheduled in its issuance calendar.

The IILM is a regular issuer of short-term Ṣukūk across varying tenors and amounts to cater to the liquidity needs of institutions offering Islamic financial services. The total amount of IILM Ṣukūk outstanding is now USD 3.51 billion. The IILM short-term Ṣukūk programme is rated “A-1” by S&P.