Banks

◆ Final book tops $6bn ◆ Higher beta paper 'clearly in demand,' syndicate banker said ◆ NIP debated

◆ Deal was priced tighter than the issuer's previous covereds ◆ Banker said spread tightening 'speaks for itself' ◆ Second banker put spread through FV

◆ Deal sets new multi-year tight spread for a senior non-preferred euro bond ◆ Sale follows Nordea Bank's seven year senior preferred from last week ◆ Both issuers offer some new issue concession to compensate for low spreads

◆ Hamburg-based bank tightened spread through execution ◆ Banker said MunHyp deal on Monday paved the way ◆ Second banker said deal benefitted from ‘stronger sentiment’

Canada throwing full weight behind plan for new multilateral lender for defence funding

◆ Canadian banks ramp up European senior and covered funding ◆ BMO restarts this year's unsecured sterling issuance from the sector ◆ Deal provides more favourable funding than euros

◆ €500m no-grow tightened by 7bp ◆ Issuer hits fair value, says lead ◆ Order book held up well through execution

Second Canadian lender to declare official support for embryonic SSA issuer as government takes lead on establishing new entity

◆ Sub-benchmark note tightened by 6bp ◆ 14bp reoffer was at or just outside FV, says lead ◆ Order book showed some attrition in 'slightly weaker market'

The US tech giant kickstarted what could be a deluge of debt issuance from the largest US tech firms

Strong demand and tight spreads has propelled volumes past January records

Viswas Raghavan’s move to Citi from JP Morgan 18 months ago has shaken up both institutions and provoked an intense Wall Street rivalry