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Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital
◆ French bank has had a busy 2026, issuing across currencies and asset classes◆ Cross-currency rates at 'optimal level' for diversification play, lead manager said ◆ Fair value debated
Very few, if any, Gulf issuers are looking at sterling bonds
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Favourable market conditions have made raising debt like 'fishing with dynamite' for bank issuers. But concerns are mounting about volatility ahead
French bank scoops top spot overall, while BNP Paribas leads in senior and Crédit Agricole in capital
Late-week surge shows investors remain hungry for paper despite macro volatility
Classic January new issue volumes as barely there premiums come into vogue but US banks threaten to crowd out Europeans
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◆ Investors seek duration for spread and yield ◆ Mizuho accelerates issuance timing to capture attractive 10 year funding ◆ Athene pulls in spread buyers to its longest G3 bond -
Markets will lose their bearings without reliable, independent government data
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◆ Austria bank compresses funding cost as investors remain avid buyers of tier two bonds ◆ Product described as 'most attractive' within the FIG capital structure ◆ Deal lands with negligible premium, if any
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◆ Deal appears tight compared to recent supply ◆ 'Decent' pick up paid over SSAs ◆ Slim premium offered over Nordic peers
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Swedish specialist lender is transferring risk from its consumer loans portfolio
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◆ Senior non-preferred green deal brings back larger funding in a single, longer maturity ◆ Small concession paid ◆ Senior preferred Kangaroo in belly of curve to follow
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