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The last two weeks have marked a turning point for the peripheral eurozone’s corporate borrowers. Investors are more willing than at any stage since the Greek crisis to judge them on their standalone merits. Of course, a hot European corporate bond market helps.
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With too many banks chasing too few deals, terms will get racier. Sooner or later the pressure will tell.
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Corporate borrowers are the darlings of Europe’s bond markets — and could well be for some time to come. But investors will only be pushed so far. They won’t tolerate stingy new issue concessions, especially with credit markets still so volatile.
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By backtracking on its proposals to reform its swap counterparty requirements for covered bonds, Standard and Poor's has undermined its own efforts to tackle an area of legitimate concern. Whatever it does now, its credibility will take a knock.
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The MTN market offers advantages over many other funding alternatives. And with investors crying out for good quality supply, there has never been a better time for corporate treasurers to give it a shot.
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True to form, Rabobank is testing the waters with a new structure for hybrid tier ones. The deal is a special case, but it needn’t remain so. It is time for others to take the plunge.