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◆ Smaller institutions attract investors' attention with higher yielding capital ◆ Shawbrook issues its first benchmark ◆ LV= returns to bond market after 13 years
US bank eyes one of the tightest US preferred resets as BBVA goes for subordinated, senior combo
Market participants gathering in Stavanger will focus on market growth
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With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
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
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HSBC has appointed a group chief sustainability officer, Celine Herweijer, to lead its effort to fulfil its commitment to being a net zero carbon emissions bank by 2050.
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Nationwide Building Society has become the first borrower to issue a 10 year deal linked to the Bank of England’s Sonia index. The covered bond, which was issued on Tuesday with a highly oversubscribed order book, provided Nationwide with its cheapest ever funding and will be closely watched by other issuers looking to make similar deals. -
UBS and Santander Consumer Finance found a combined €8.15bn of demand across the senior curve on Monday, printing deals between five and twelve years in tenor. With market conditions good, bankers expect more deals to follow.
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Iceland’s Landsbankinn is set to sell its inaugural green bond, having mandated a quartet of banks to begin investor calls on Tuesday ahead of a potential senior issue.
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Covered bonds spreads make "no sense" against other asset classes, according to market participants, but issuers can still expect to price bonds inside fair value and be confident their deals will perform thanks to the impact of European Central Bank purchases and negative net supply.
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The Austrian covered bond issuer Bawag has bought Depfa Bank from the German wind-down agency, FMS Wertmanagement.
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Don't miss your chance to choose this year's Bond Award winners
The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate its standout deals, institutions and individuals
Last chance to vote for the best winning deals, individuals and organisations in the covered bond market
The leading banks, issuers, individuals and other market players were named at GlobalCapital's flagship industry dinner in London
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