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◆ Record sized sterling deal for an Australian bank ◆ Achieves pricing inside equivalent euro level, lead says ◆ Follows record earnings
◆ Deal follows same structure as SEB's Monday trade ◆ Market conditions made for 'easy' go/no-go decision ◆ Low new issue premium
◆ Capital trade attracts investors for juicy return in tight market ◆ Slightly longer 11NC6 structure chosen for triple digit spread and 4%-plus yield ◆ Deal cleared at low single digit concession
Siena deal is backed by a $1.5bn portfolio
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NatWest Group will gain extra equity after calling a large dollar additional tier one (AT1) issue this week, with banks having now honoured calls on more than two thirds of the deals up for redemption this year. -
The Financial Stability Board has this week recommended that further analysis be carried out to assess how bank capital buffers should work after the coronavirus pandemic. It will set out its next steps in another report in October.
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The Bank of England said on Tuesday that large UK lenders will now be able to reward their shareholders as they see fit, after the sector showed it was strong enough to withstand a sharp turnaround in economic conditions via an interim series of stress test results. The move sets the tone for a similar decision on capital in the EU later this month.
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Moody’s has changed the way it looks at loss-given-failure in banks under resolution regimes, adopting a less conservative approach to non-preferred senior bonds. The rating agency has also done away with its more favourable treatment of high trigger additional tier ones (AT1), putting them on a par with low trigger instruments.
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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has completed a report looking at lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic, but it has stopped short of recommending any changes to the regulatory capital framework.
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The European Central Bank will set Pillar 2 Guidance (P2G) levels this year based on how lenders fare in the adverse scenario of the EU-wide stress tests.
