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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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  • Standard Chartered this week became the first bank to launch a Sofr-linked deal in the 144A/Reg S dollar market, as it looked to introduce the Libor replacement rate to a more global audience.
  • Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel made its annual visit to the Samurai bond market this week, raising ¥63.6bn ($600m) across three tranches in a senior preferred format.
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    Deal arrangers expect bank bond supply will peter out after a flurry of deals this week. Issuers have been enjoying fantastic conditions, but most of them have finished their funding plans early so they can lay low throughout a much-feared fourth quarter. Tyler Davies and Bill Thornhill report.
  • Argenta Spaarbank, Belfius Bank and Jyske Bank took differing approaches to sell €500m no-grow senior bonds this week — Argenta offered a substantial new issue premium, while the latter pair pushed their pricing close to fair value.
  • A pair of infrequent issuers, Belfius Bank and Jyske Bank, tapped a strong market on Thursday with a pair of senior deals. The conducive environment is expected to wane as banks enter blackout periods, and prospective deals will have to vie with volatility around the US presidential election.
  • The Single Resolution Board (SRB) will not force all banks to make a linear progression towards their minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), in an effort to be more flexible during the Covid-19 pandemic. But financial institutions have still called on the authority this week to do more to prevent MREL from becoming a barrier to lending.