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◆ Unusually busy Friday for European bank funding ◆ Small premium, large demand ◆ Meanwhile 10 year OAT-Bund spread breaches 100bp
◆ Market participants await Meta's rumoured euro debut ◆ Carrefour sells first Friday corporate deal since June ◆ Three FIG names hit the market
Higher new issue premiums make deals shine amid market volatility
Citigroup and Wells Fargo hit positive post-Fed market with a $18bn salvo
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) raised $3bn in the international bond market, after becoming the third issuer from Japan to turn to dollar investors for funding this week.
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FIG investors say bail-in rules will increase the division between strong, highly rated banks and smaller, less creditworthy institutions, and they lack conviction that it will make the financial sector more stable, according to a JP Morgan survey.
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National Australia Bank returned to the Swiss franc market on Wednesday after a 13 month absence, picking a popular structure for the senior unsecured deal.
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Dutch insurer Aegon took advantage of a strong bid for core European names on Wednesday, building a book that was six-times subscribed for its €500m five year senior deal. Deutsche Bank was also in the market with an 18 month floater, as markets held strong despite a delay in the ratification of the European Stability Mechanism treaty.
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European money market funds faced a further blow to their investment options this week as the European Central Bank’s decision to cut its deposit rate to 0% led banks to post short-dated levels near or below zero.
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Optimism over the new issue market waned on Monday as FIG syndicate officials said there was little by way of immediate pipeline for new senior unsecured transactions. The flagging sentiment came amid widening in cash and indices.