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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FIG markets defrost as investors brush aside bail-outs and bail-ins

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Italian FIG hots up as issuers find bid

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Absent corporates allow FIG to dominate Swiss franc market

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Sovereign bail-out unlikely to solve Portuguese banks’ market access

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