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◆ Deal starts with 'intentionally' lower new issue concession than peers ◆ Slower book building may influence this week's tier two issuance ◆ Pre-funding ahead of French elections results in desired €750m size
French bank is marketing the only two deals in ABS primary
Revival of high LTV mortgage lending is creating an opportunity for more SRT and deconsolidation transactions
◆ Austrian lender's biggest capital deal for more than five years ◆ Higher yielding offering piques investor interest ◆ Return to subordinated green issuance
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Reflecting on 2019, market participants may be surprised to see how things panned out. They went into the year expecting to ride out the end of QE and instead got a new purchase programme, funding scheme and rate cuts from the European Central Bank. This backdrop has given banks and insurers another good opportunity to move towards meeting their regulatory debt requirements, while testing new lows for their costs of funding and capital. GlobalCapital wanted to reward the deals that achieved stand-out results for issuers, in terms of pricing, execution and timing. The winners are presented here. -
Banks and insurance companies are finally straining to turn capital markets greener. With many having realised there are savings to be had in issuing green senior bonds, the idea of them embracing sustainable capital instruments seems to be just around the corner. David Freitas reports
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European banks no longer really have to think about building up layers of additional tier one debt. All of the focus has shifted to managing and refreshing this capital layer, and taking full advantage of a ferocious hunt for yield. Tyler Davies reports
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Activity is set to heat up in the additional tier one (AT1) bond market in 2020, with as many as 22 bonds approaching their first call dates. Market participants appear confident that conditions will allow banks to refinance and incentivise them to do so.
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Andrea Enria, chair of the European Central Bank’s supervisory board, has confirmed that eurozone banks will be able to include subordinated debt as part of their Pillar 2 capital requirements. The resulting 90bp improvement in common equity tier one (CET1) buffers could help to offset "unwarranted consequences" from the implementation of Basel III, he said.
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French insurance firm Scor made good use of quiet conditions in the FIG market this week, tapping a restricted tier one (RT1) bond — the first ever in dollars — for another $125m.
