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◆ Swedish bank tightened spread by 28bp ◆ LF Bank opted for the €500m no-grow format ◆ Bonds offered 2bp of new issue premium, an expert said
◆ Greek bank tightened spread by 25bp ◆ One of two green bonds sold on Tuesday ◆ Green label creates 'stickier' order book, says banker
◆ French issuer tightens spread by 6bp ◆ Order book closes at €2.5bn peak ◆ Only covered bond issued on Tuesday

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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
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Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
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Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
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Tweaks to trading book rules will be next stage of competition
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  • Finland’s Aktia Bank is preparing to sell its inaugural additional tier one note (AT1), having mandated a pair of Nordic banks to sound out investor interest.
  • United Overseas Bank and Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark (RFLBST) have mandated leads for covered bond deals amid a weakening spread environment.
  • BNP Paribas sold the biggest sterling tier two bond for over a year on Monday, pricing a £1bn deal through its euro secondary curve, as bankers feel the market has shrugged off its risky reputation.
  • Large global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) showed the primary market was still in good shape on Monday, despite recent volatility. Bank of America added to a recent funding spree with a three-part euro deal, while Credit Suisse tested euros and sterling amid close scrutiny of its investment banking exposures.
  • Crédit Agricole CIB has conducted what it believes is a unique green bond issue for its Taiwan branch, in which the issuer, investors and underwriters have together made a “solidarity” payment to a charity, Plastic Odyssey, which works to remove plastic pollution from the oceans.
  • Two recent studies have added to the growing body of research that points to a surge in green covered bond issuance following the implementation of the EU's Taxonomy of Sustainable Activities.
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