15.03.24
Signing of primary dealer agreements

Today the Government Debt Management on behalf of the Treasury and primary dealers signed agreements regarding Issuance and Market Making in Treasury securities. The objective of the agreements is to maintain the Treasury’s access to financing, to enhance price formation in the secondary market for Treasury securities and promote an active system of benchmark issues in Iceland.

As of 1 April 2024, five financial institutions have been appointed as “primary dealers in Treasury securities”. They are: Arion Banki hf., Fossar Investment Bank hf., Islandsbanki hf., Kvika banki hf. and Landsbankinn hf.

The following bullet points describe the main content of the Agreement:

  • Primary dealers have exclusive access to auctions of Treasury securities.
  • Primary dealers have exclusive access to special facilities such as repurchase agreements offered by the Government Debt Management on behalf of the Treasury.
  • Primary dealers are obliged to submit bids at each auction for a minimum of 100 m.kr. nominal value.
  • Primary dealers are Market Makers in the secondary market for government bond series. They are obliged to submit bid and ask offers on the stock exchange for at least 60 to 100 m.kr. nominal value in each benchmark series (as laid out in the agreements).
  • Primary dealers are in their bid and ask quotes governed by maximum spreads as laid out in the agreements.
  • Primary dealers are obliged to renew their offers within ten minutes after execution of transaction. The primary dealer is entitled to depart from the maximum spread requirement if certain conditions are fulfilled.
  • The agreement is valid from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Further information can be obtained from Björgvin Sighvatsson, head of the Government Debt Management at +354 569 9600.

Aðrar fréttir

Jul 10 2025
Treasury Bills
Treasury Bill Auction Announcement - RIKV 25 1119
Series RIKV 25 1119
ISIN IS0000037547
Maturity Date 11/19/2025
Auction Date 07/14/2025
Settlement Date 07/16/2025

On the Auction Date, between 10:30 am and 11:00 am, the Government Debt Management will auction Treasury bills in the Series, with the ISIN number and with the Maturity Date according to the table above. Payments for the Treasury bills must be received by the Central Bank before 14:00 on the Settlement Date and the Bills will be delivered in electronic form on the same day.

Further reference is made to the General Terms of Icelandic Treasury bills and General Terms of Auction for Treasury bills on the Government Debt Management website.

For additional information please contact Magnús Freyr Hrafnsson, Government Debt Management, at +354 569 9679.

Jul 07 2025
Treasury Bonds
Market making for RIKS 29 0917 begins

Following the switch auction held on July 4, 2025, and with reference to the Primary Dealer Agreement concerning issuance of government securities and market making in the secondary market dated March 21, 2025, it has been decided to begin market making with RIKS 29 0917 from the Settlement date of the auction, i.e. July 9, 2025. Primary dealers will be obliged to submit bids and offers for a minimum nominal value of 100 m.kr. in the series. From the same date repo facilities to each primary dealer will be 2 bn.kr. nominal value.

Further information can be obtained from Government Debt Management at tel: +354 569 9994 or by email to lanamal@lanamal.is.