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Deals price tightly to Western European peers, with high-spread Icelandic banks performing the most
Funding across all parts of the capital structure is available with issuers likely to prioritise unsecured borrowing
FIG borrowers flood dollar markets as Westpac's SEC exit strategy pays off
◆ HSBC brings €3.25bn of funding across three tranches ◆ Lloyds opts for €750m single tranche before UK local elections ◆ Heavy euro FIG issuance as possible Iran deal announced
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Bank of Communications is poised to become one of the first major Chinese lenders to issue domestic green bonds, announcing an ambitious Rmb70bn ($10.8bn) issuance plan on Tuesday. -
Spreads on bank bonds have wound tighter this month on improved sentiment following more ECB stimulus, feeding greater optimism around banks' first quarter results.
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Banco Popolare and Banca Popolare di Milano will merge to form Italy’s third largest bank by assets, having been granted permission by the European Central Bank on Wednesday evening. The deal may trigger further consolidation in Italy, and is could be a crucial step towards the modernisation of the country’s fragmented banking sector.
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Banks continued to take advantage of the rally in high grade credit as Citigroup and Svenska Handelsbanken printed benchmark trades ahead of the Easter holiday.
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Thailand’s TMB Bank made a popular return to the bond market on Wednesday, raising $300m from a 5.5 year offering that was six times covered thanks mostly to its rarity value.
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After two empty sessions at the beginning of the week, the FIG primary market came back to life on Wednesday, with Axa reawakening insurance capital in euros and BNP Paribas delving into the dollar additional tier one (AT1) market.
