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◆ Sterling market welcomes third unsecured FIG deal of the week ◆ RBC's 15bp price tightening is 'encouraging' for other issuers ◆ Relative value works well versus other G3 currencies
◆ Austrian lender's first bond issue of the year ◆ Achieves investor diversification beyond core buyers in DACH, says lead ◆ Moves pricing more than most of its past senior trades
The spread to the sovereign was well over 100bp at initial pricing
◆ Both issuers out with similar deals on a busy day in primary market ◆ Demand flows to credit as investors show preference for higher yielding names ◆ Nykredit ends with bigger book due to wider spread
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  • Financial issuance got underway in the euro primary market on Wednesday, with borrowers keen to bring forward ESG-labelled bonds in the first deals of the week.
  • Athene Global Funding encountered slim demand after circling back to the sterling market on Wednesday, with lead managers citing a ‘challenging environment’ for new issues in Europe.
  • The EU's Single Resolution Board has this week broadened the scope of English law bonds that will count towards the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), even if their contracts do not recognise EU bail-in powers. The changes prompted Belfius to cancel a consent solicitation for one of its tier twos, which would have been disqualified under the previous grandfathering arrangements.
  • Bank Julius Baer, the operating company arm of the private Swiss bank, has mandated for its inaugural bond, marking the first time this name has issued at an opco level. At the same time, Pfandbriefzentrale raised Sfr926m ($990.6m) with a new three part covered bond.
  • Norwegian borrower Storebrand was the only financial name on screen in euros on Monday as the FIG market paused after the busiest week of the year so far.
  • Danish firm Nykredit Realkredit tapped the MTN market for non-preferred paper this week ahead of a deadline for regulatory debt buffers next year. Elsewhere, Alandsbanken issued its first additional tier one (AT1) note.