Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Surge in October

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ?CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for October 2024. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a notable increase in request volume for new corporate and municipal identifiers.

North American corporate CUSIP requests totaled 7,597 in October, which is up 6.1% on a monthly basis. On a year-over-year basis, North American corporate requests closed the month up 12.6%. The monthly increase in volume was driven by a 21.9% increase in request volume for U.S. corporate debt identifiers and a 5.2% increase in request volume for Canadian corporate identifiers. Request volumes for short-term certificates of deposit (-4.3%) and longer-term certificates of deposit (-2.8%) fell in October.

The aggregate total of identifier requests for new municipal securities ? including municipal bonds, long-term and short-term notes, and commercial paper ? rose 25.0% versus September totals. On a year-over-year basis, overall municipal volumes are up 11.4%. Texas led state-level municipal request volume with a total of 169 new CUSIP requests in October, followed by California (133) and New York (109).

?Issuers are continuing to find new capital creation opportunities as we head into the final stretch of 2024,? said Gerard Faulkner, Director of Operations for CGS. ?After a slowdown in September, CUSIP request volumes have come back strong in October, putting nearly every asset class we track into positive territory on a year-over-year basis.?

Requests for international equity CUSIPs were flat in October and international debt CUSIP requests rose 2.5%. On an annualized basis, international equity CUSIP requests are up 1.0% and international debt CUSIP requests are up 111.1%.

To view the full CUSIP Issuance Trends report for October, please click here.

Following is a breakdown of new CUSIP Identifier requests by asset class year-to-date through October 2024:

Asset Class	2024 YTD	2023 YTD	YOY Change
International Debt	5,382	2,549	111.1%	?
Long-Term Municipal Notes	564	314	79.6%	?
Private Placement Securities	3,831	2,778	37.9%	?
U.S. Corporate Debt	21,745	16,135	34.8%	?
U.S. Corporate Equity	9,731	8,127	19.7%	?
Canada Corporate Debt & Equity	5,022	4,299	16.8%	?
Municipal Bonds	8,660	7,764	11.5%	?
Syndicated Loans	2,494	2,320	7.5%	?
International Equity	1,269	1,256	1.0%	?
CDs > 1-year Maturity	7,298	7,783	-6.2 %	?
CDs < 1 year Maturity	8,439	9,523	-11.4%	?
Short-Term Municipal Notes	989	1,118	-11.5%	?

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CUSIP Global Services (CGS) is the global leader in securities identification. The financial services industry relies on CGS? unrivaled experience in uniquely identifying instruments and entities to support efficient global capital markets. Its extensive focus on standardization over the past 50 plus years has helped CGS earn its reputation as the industry standard provider of reliable, timely reference data. CGS is also a founding member of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and co-operates ANNA?s hub of ISIN data, the ANNA Service Bureau. CGS is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) by FactSet Research Systems Inc., with a Board of Trustees that represents the voices of leading financial institutions. For more information, visit?www.cusip.com.

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