Senior Debt

◆ Stability leads to third day of FIG sterling issuance ◆ Rabo prints its first tier two four years ◆ BBVA completes first sterling senior bond since 2020

Atanas Dinov, September 23, 2026

Senior Debt

BBVA and Bawag print senior green bonds amid stable but selective market

◆ Receptive but crowded FIG market requires concessions for funding to clear ◆ BBVA goes big with its first SP in more than two years ◆ Bawag issues first bond after PTSB acquisition

Atanas Dinov, September 22, 2026

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Dark clouds surround The Eiffel Tower as seen from Rue Soufflot , a street lined with impressive apartment buildings ,Paris ,France

French banks grab opportunistic funding across the capital stack as OATs deteriorate

Bank issuance ranges from strategic tier one capital to insurance subsidiary funding externalisation and big senior bond offerings

Atanas Dinov, September 22, 2026

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Building of AIB (Allied Irish Bank) branch in Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland

AIB achieves 'amazing spread' on green senior offering

◆ Issuer's joint-tightest spread since 2020 ◆ Constructive backdrop helped execution, says lead ◆ Busy primary market expected on Tuesday

Flynn Nicholls, September 21, 2026

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Peripheral banks pummelled in senior

Panic took hold of the secondary senior unsecured market on Thursday, in the wake of weak Spanish and French govvie auctions (see separate story for details of auctions). Southern European bank paper widened significantly.

November 17, 2011
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Indices widen as ‘cold turkey’ market dries up

The mood in bank funding markets was despondent on Wednesday, as Italy’s bond yields crept back above 7% and indices widened. Secondary flows were scant in senior unsecured FIG paper, and while RCI Banque — an issuer that syndicate desks generally treat as a corporate — launched a two year deal at 4%, bankers agreed that there was little chance of financial institutions coming to market.

November 16, 2011
FIG

HSBC pulls through in dollars but Europe shut

The big new issue premium HSBC paid for its dual tranche dollar deal on Monday was a barometer of market weakness, bankers have told EuroWeek Bank Finance.

November 15, 2011
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The window is ajar — but only for the best

Senior unsecured market participants on Monday said a window had opened for issuers wanting to pre-fund for next year, although they emphasised that it was only accessible for top tier AA-rated banks. Meanwhile, Italy’s banks continued to suffer from the sovereign crisis, lagging behind on the tightening that had been seen in govvie yields since Friday.

November 14, 2011
Asia

Nordea defers Samurai, Rabo prices at wide end

The European market was not the only one to feel the reverberations from the sovereign crisis this week. Earlier in the week, Swedish lender Nordea was forced to abandon its debut Samurai deal, EuroWeek understands, while Rabobank had to modify guidance on its deal.

November 11, 2011
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SBAB brings senior unsecured back with surprising Swissie

Swedish financial SBAB surprised the market this week when it issued the first senior unsecured note in the sector since Rabobank’s bond in August.

November 11, 2011