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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Commerz to stay light in senior

Commerzbank may come back to the senior unsecured market this year, following its Eu500m tap printed on Wednesday — but senior activity will be light, a senior funding official told EuroWeek.

February 03, 2011
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Nordea, Commerz, Cividale grab improving senior tone

Nordea Bank is set to price the week’s first benchmark senior unsecured deal on Wednesday, taking advantage of a strong market to raise over Eu2bn of orders for its dual tranche, fixed and floating rate trade. Commerzbank and Banca Popolare di Cividale are also in the market on Wednesday.

February 02, 2011
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Brighter senior prospects with bank blackout ending

FIG bankers hope those borrowers about to come out of blackout will bring some succour to the senior unsecured market, after its quiet start this week.

February 01, 2011
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Bolzano takes senior step alone

Italian regional lender Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano was the only bank to step into the senior euro market on Monday morning, as many European banks head into blackout. However several other banks were out with covered bonds.

January 31, 2011
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Bank boon as US FIG smashes January record

A further glut of bank issuers drove the US primary bond market to an all-time January record this week as investment grade FIG issues reached $66.8bn, already far ahead of last year’s $61bn — the previous high. It also represents the fifth highest month for FIG new issues on record, according to Dealogic.

January 28, 2011
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Domestic bid supports rare FIG names in senior return

Rare issuers, Berlin Hannoversche Hypothekenbank of Germany and Italy’s Banca delle Marche and Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna of Italy relied upon domestic interest to print senior unsecured deals this week.

January 28, 2011