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Late Labor Day this year and mid-September FOMC will constrain September issuance window
◆ Greek bank's first issuance of the year ◆ Tenor and IPTs attracted domestic and international demand ◆ Deal praised for its strong execution
◆ Euro deal comes swiftly after sterling appearance ◆ Issuer rarity aids both deals' success ◆ Euro leg losses chunk of orders but ends with similar book to earlier European bank deals
◆ 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
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  • New senior bank bonds are proving attractive to investors at about 40bp-50bp or more over secondary levels, with UK issuers Lloyds and HSBC joining US peers in returning to the new issue market this week.
  • Bank of America has become the first financial institution to launch a new deal in the European credit market for over a month. The US lender paid a huge premium for its €1.5bn senior bond on Tuesday, but it was able to move past its initial price thoughts on the back of a solid set of orders from investors.
  • South Korea's Shinhan Bank is hoping to sell a public dollar bond in April, following a virus-linked $50m private placement this month.
  • European banks are steering well clear of new issue markets during the coronavirus pandemic, avoiding having to call on investors for funding by taking advantage of attractive central bank funding schemes.
  • FIG DCM officials say it is impossible to tell when banks could return to selling unsecured debt, with markets locked in a period of extreme volatility and uncertainty.
  • Yes Bank has written down Rp84.15bn ($1.14bn) of its Basel III compliant additional tier one bonds, becoming the first Indian bank to have its AT1 notes bailed in. The move, together with capital injection from a group of banks led by State Bank of India, is expected to give a much-needed boost to the beleaguered firm’s capital ratio.