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With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
◆ 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
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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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Société Générale dropped into the Swiss market for the first time since last February to print a new bail-inable note on Friday. -
The European Court of Auditors published an assessment of the EU’s crisis management framework this week. It urged policymakers to align national insolvency procedures with bloc-wide resolution rules, as a way of making sure that banks are treated consistently when they fall into financial difficulty.
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Royal Bank of Canada priced its first bond issue of the year as Yankee borrowers made the most of good funding conditions in the run-up to US bank earnings season.
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BOC Aviation followed Singapore Airlines into the bond market this week, bagging $400m amid a boost in sentiment around the travel industry.
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The impact of coronavirus on economies has led to extraordinary help being granted to banks and their customers. But this brings the risk of problems on banks' balance sheets being hidden, according to William Coen, former secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
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This week’s burst of covered bonds was exceptionally well received and boosted supply hopes. But even though the funding was cheap and deal execution certain, the supply outlook remains grim.
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