Rabobank top stories

• New Zealand bans dividends and T1 redemptions

  

  The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will prevent its financial institutions from redeeming subordinated bonds during the coronavirus pandemic, putting itself in contrast with other parts of the world, where banks remain free to manage their debt capital as they see fit.

  • 10.00 AM

• ECB dividend guidance forces reassessment of AT1 coupon risk

  

  Market participants are debating whether the risks to additional tier one coupons have risen or fallen after the European Central Bank urged banks not to pay equity dividends for at least six months.

  • 30 Mar 2020

• EU corona bonds: the key questions

  

  Could EU member states finally come together to issue a common debt instrument? In this article, GlobalCapital takes a look at the key issues.

  • 20 Mar 2020

• Analysts debate bank fundamentals as pandemic panic deepens

  

  Spreads on bank bonds were sent shooting wider again on Thursday, caught up in further negative news around the Covid-19. But market participants are still unsure about how much of impact the pandemic will have on bank credit quality, with the sector already facing pressures over profitability.

  • 12 Mar 2020

• Sustainable loans give banks strange urges

  

  New dynamics are appearing in the sustainability-linked loan market, as the product balloons and banks prepare for more intense scrutiny of their green lending activities. The trends highlight how unformed and confusing this young market still is, writes Jon Hay.

  • 30 Jan 2020