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◆ 'Real money' order book supports €1bn size ◆ 'Not much' delta between Nordic names, lead says ◆ Up to 5bp of concession
The only covered bond issued this week landed with a small new issue premium
◆ Small premium left for investors ◆ Final yield close to 4% 'inflection point' ◆ Rabo adds to senior green rush
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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
Tweaks to trading book rules will be next stage of competition
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Guotai Junan Securities Co faced a choppy market backdrop to price a $500m bond on Wednesday, becoming one of only a handful of Chinese issuers to head offshore this week. -
GlobalCapital is conducting its annual poll to determine its Bond Awards 2021. The voting deadline has been extended until April 22, so we invite readers who have not voted yet to do so in the coming week.
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Several European banks’ noses were put out of joint this week by research from Jefferies, which suggested a very different ranking of banks’ ESG characteristics from that investors usually get from rating providers. The study argued commercial ESG ratings on banks are not fit for purpose.
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Lloyds Bank has appointed a senior banker to lead a new 16 strong team structuring environmental, social and governance products and services for companies in the UK, and plans to hire further staff externally.
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Abraham Douek has left Citi after 11 years spent working on the bank's FIG debt capital markets desk.
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Investors wasted little time placing orders for NIBC Bank’s €500m 10 year conditional pass-through covered bond that was issued on Wednesday, reflecting that it offered the highest spread of any covered bond issued this year by any bank in core Europe. This is also likely to be a very rarely issued structure.
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