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◆ 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
◆ 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
Bank issuance ranges from strategic tier one capital to insurance subsidiary funding externalisation and big senior bond offerings
◆ Issuer's joint-tightest spread since 2020 ◆ Constructive backdrop helped execution, says lead ◆ Busy primary market expected on Tuesday
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Senior unsecured Italian FIG paper widened across the board on Wednesday as Italian bond yields breached 7%, exacerbating concerns that the world’s third biggest sovereign bond market was facing collapse. With Italian banks some of the largest holders of the country’s debt, bankers said senior and subordinated paper was suffering in secondary market trading.
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Rabobank on Tuesday morning priced its third and largest Samurai transaction of the year at the wide end of initial guidance, having revised the pricing ranges last week because of market volatility and widening spreads.
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The chasm between core and peripheral European senior unsecured issuers was highlighted on Tuesday morning in the aftermarket performance of recent FIG transactions. BBVA’s 18 month fixed was trading more than 100bp wider than re-offer, while deals from HSBC, Standard Chartered and Svenska Handelsbanken were all tighter.
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Senior unsecured Italian bank debt has been hit by volatility in secondary trading as market participants voice concerns over the country’s debt problems. With Italian bond yields rising to record levels, bonds issued by Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena and Unicredit have all been marked wider.
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Holders of Anglo Irish Bank’s senior debt are set for a windfall after the Irish government sanctioned the repayment at par of a $1bn bond that fell due on November 2.
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Hopes for a renaissance in senior FIG were dashed this week as Europe rode a rollercoaster of volatility, driven by demands for more detail on last week’s rescue package and the announcement — and then withdrawal — of plans for a Greek referendum on eurozone membership.