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◆ Deal printed one day after strong third quarter results ◆ Bond and equity investors seem to show no negative impact from North American tariff war ◆ Issuer focuses on cheaper shorter tranche
The bank is considering bond issuance in currencies other than the euro
Books were €700m for what had been penned as a €750m deal
◆ Swedish bank funds across the capital stack ◆ Latest euro covered bond launched to capture strong demand ◆ One of the tightest deals in three years
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  • The ratio of encumbered assets over total assets increased by its largest ever margin last year, according to a report this week from the European Banking Authority, which attributed the increase to lenders making “extensive use” of central bank facilities during the pandemic.
  • Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has settled a legal dispute with its former controlling shareholder, clearing a major source of uncertainty that had been dragging on its efforts to find a buyer.
  • Two Cypriot banks, Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank, had their ratings upgraded by Moody’s on Thursday, as the agency took into account the start of the pair’s respective minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) journeys.
  • Nordea said on Wednesday that it had received its final minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) last quarter. The Finnish firm is looking to put a greater emphasis on non-preferred senior debt, rebalancing regulatory resources away from equity and ordinary senior bonds.
  • The recent floods in Europe should be sounding alarm bells for the insurance industry. With events like these on the rise thanks to global warming, insurers facing compounding losses should look to catastrophe bonds as an alternative to costly reinsurance.
  • The Prudential Regulation Authority gave more detail on the likely direction of reforms to the risk margin and the matching adjustment on Tuesday, as it launched a quantitative impact study for the review of Solvency II in the UK.