◆ UK lender deal beats expectations amid limited competing supply ◆ Issuing in euros was cheaper than sterling ◆ Italy's BFF Bank returns to bond market but pays more than in April
◆ Strong market can absorb unsecured bonds from rare issuers ◆ Coventry offering first deal in more than a decade ◆ BFF to issue senior bond after providing amended financial statement to Bank of Italy
◆ Nordea swiftly prints tight senior non-preferred a day after earnings ◆ Arkéa stretches even longer as it takes 10 year senior preferred funding ◆ Healthy books of €2bn each show conducive market