Top section
Top section
◆ HSBC markets new dollar AT1 less than two months after raising $2.5bn ◆ Belfius Bank seen as candidate for further AT1 issuance ◆ Belgian lender is touring Europe to presents its 2026-2030 plan
◆ No attrition on insurance arm's €500m no-grow 2036 deal ◆ Ample demand from buy-and-hold accounts ◆ 'So much cash available' despite US-Iran peace deal failure
◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"
Data
Funding across all parts of the capital structure is available with issuers likely to prioritise unsecured borrowing
With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
More articles/Bond Comments/Ad
More articles/Bond Comments/Ad
More articles
-
Region’s investors are keen to buy global bonds, while non-Asian issuers are looking to leverage Asia’s liquidity -
◆ Revival of FRNs would be 'logical' ◆ Investor appetite for long-end ◆ Issuers must decide to lock or not
-
◆ Smaller cover pools suppress funding needs ◆ Issuers consider benchmarks instead ◆ German and Austrian lenders provide bulk of supply
-
◆ Report examined if eight major UK banks could enter resolution safely ◆ One bank singled out for a ‘shortcoming’ ◆ ‘Areas for enhancements’ identified in five
-
◆ Prefunding discussions to pick up in the autumn ◆ Elevated spreads are deterring supply ◆ US election will dictate demand
-
Digital bonds will struggle to take off if they do not fit into regulatory regimes
Polls and awards
The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
Don't miss your chance to choose this year's Bond Award winners
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
Sub-sections
Comment