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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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  • Bank of Ireland was unable to complete the sale of a tier two transaction this week, after the UK Parliament descended in chaos. Bond buyers have by and large taken a pragmatic approach during Brexit negotiations, but market participants said that on this occasion the Irish issuer had “misjudged” how nervous investors were, writes David Freitas.
  • The UK is preparing to launch its second sukuk in early 2020, said city minister John Glen on Wednesday in a speech at an Islamic Finance Week event held at Mansion House.
  • Beazley Insurance dac eschewed the sterling market to raise $300m of tier two capital in the dollar market this week, ending up with a trade that was four times subscribed by Reg S investors.
  • FIG bond bankers are worried, as one put it, that “the steam is coming out of the Kangaroo market” after Thursday’s additional tier 1 (AT1) deal from Société Générale failed to reach the heights of deals from UBS and BNP Paribas earlier in the summer.
  • Chinese city commercial bank Bank of Jinzhou plans to cancel coupon payments on its dollar additional tier one bonds for a year, the first such case from a mainland lender. The “shock” move from the beleaguered firm could shake investors’ risk appetite for bank capital deals from the country, writes Morgan Davis.
  • Raiffeisen Bank International sold a tier two bond this week, tightening pricing by 40bp. The trade was supported by hefty investor demand of €2.7bn, more than six times the deal's €500m size.