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◆ Record-breaking reset spread ◆ Issuer sails through previous 300bp barrier despite investor resistance ◆ Minimal new issue premium
Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital
◆ Bank closed order book at €1.85bn ◆ Larger size, tighter spread than issuer's last covered ◆ Order book was 'brilliant', says banker
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Favourable market conditions have made raising debt like 'fishing with dynamite' for bank issuers. But concerns are mounting about volatility ahead
French bank scoops top spot overall, while BNP Paribas leads in senior and Crédit Agricole in capital
Late-week surge shows investors remain hungry for paper despite macro volatility
Classic January new issue volumes as barely there premiums come into vogue but US banks threaten to crowd out Europeans
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◆ How to fund Europe ◆ What market experts think is going to happen next ◆ The EU to embark on biggest six-month funding spree -
Who’s top in covered bonds? Who leads the way in SSAs? Who’s first in FIG? Who’s an emerging force in EM? Or who’s closing in on corporates? GlobalCapital has sifted through the data and analysed the performance of leading bookrunners over the past two years. Frank Jackman reports
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◆ US broker prints big to fund acquisition ◆ 'Why wait' given attractive spreads? ◆ Yankee spree brings Australian and Canadian banks
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In contrast to Europe, heavy retail presence prompts Australian regulator to rejig local banks' capital stacks
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Selective investors have been less than wowed by the secondary performance in some bank bonds
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Higher issuance and redemption volumes expected to put pressure on covered bonds next year
Polls and awards
The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate its standout deals, institutions and individuals
Last chance to vote for the best winning deals, individuals and organisations in the covered bond market
The leading banks, issuers, individuals and other market players were named at GlobalCapital's flagship industry dinner in London
The winning deals and organisations will be revealed at our gala dinner in Seville on September 18
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