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Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
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
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Issuers in the financial institutions bond market do not want to see the chance for cheap funding slip, so more are lining up deals. On Monday, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba) mandated leads for a preferred senior bond in euros, and UK insurer Utmost International said it was aiming for an senior unsecured bond in sterling. -
Royal Bank of Scotland launched its debut social bond on Friday, attracting over €2bn of orders for its €750m offering. The trade benefited from a favourable backdrop in the primary market and an increased appetite for UK credit caused by a scarcity of issuance from the country this year.
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China Huarong Asset Management Co managed to achieve aggressive pricing for its latest $1bn dual-tranche transaction.
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Investors staged a protest over pricing in the non-preferred senior bond market this week, causing one transaction to fail and putting two others at risk of falling flat. Comfortable with their returns for 2019 and happy to be able to choose from a glut of new bond offerings, funds have simply been happy to divert their attention elsewhere. Tyler Davies reports.
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BBVA and DNB Bank were both looking to build towards their minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) in the euro market on Thursday, eschewing non-preferred senior issuance in favour of the cheaper preferred senior format.
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Sun Hung Kai & Co raised $350m from a new bond that exceeded its size expectation, helping support a tender offer.
