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◆ Weaker backdrop for FIG issuance ◆ Deal printed with a negligible spread above previous, shorter bond ◆ Nearly triple digit spread lures investors
◆ Rising investor sensitivity due to tight unsecured FIG spreads ◆ Deal centred around real money orders after hitting €4.5bn peak book ◆ Hardly any concession left on shorter tranche, minimal on longer one
Despite the boost in demand, overall unsecured supply still lags behind 2025, with the bulk of recent supply coming in covered bonds
Foreign banks keep Swiss market busy as issuance slows
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Life insurers and Yankee banks had the dollar market to themselves, this week, as US banks prepared to kick off first quarter earnings season. -
It was a busy week for ING’s funding team, as they kicked off the quarter by issuing euro-denominated notes on Monday and a series of dollar bonds on Tuesday.
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Investors turned their attention to UBI Banca on Wednesday as it issued its debut green bond, sending a clear message about their demand for the product. Two other European banks are already set to follow in the Italian bank’s footsteps.
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Stellar market conditions have been helping smaller financial institutions find room to access funding, with Iceland’s Islandsbanki joining Aareal Bank and NIBC Bank in selling senior bonds with sizes of below €500m this week.
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Financial institutions flocked to the euro market this week to take advantage of extremely favourable issuance conditions in the run-up to earnings season. As many as 13 borrowers raised close to €9bn of senior funding in the space of four days.
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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa sold a seven year non-preferred senior note on Thursday, in a market where investors are thirsty for supply. The €500m deal attracted €2bn of orders — demand that even surprised the arrangers, given that funds are still ignoring growing risks around a no-deal Brexit.
