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◆ German bank launches new capital as it seeks to buy back old AT1s ◆ Deal lands amid UniCredit takeover... ◆ ... and prices close to where Italian bank's capital trades
◆ Lender joins lively sterling FIG market ◆ Deal said to be three times covered ◆ HSBC also about to price three-part Samurai
◆ Insurance companies timed deals to engage euro accounts ◆ Second deal after earlier senior bond ◆ Raises fresh capital ahead of perp call
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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
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NatWest Group is looking to smarten up its capital structure by repurchasing up to $6.7bn of its subordinated debt from investors, including two legacy instruments. The offer arrives a week ahead of a deadline for UK banks to submit official clean-up plans for their old-style securities. -
Bank Negara Indonesia sold a rare Basel III-compliant tier two dollar bond on Tuesday, raising $500m.
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A transition of the Spanish covered bond regime should be done in one fell swoop akin to a "big bang", argued delegates at GlobalCapital's virtual covered bond roadshow on Tuesday.
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Tagging assets to liabilities is a critical exercise for covered bond issuers, particularly when it comes to their ESG paper. Start-up mortgage lender Perenna is working with Tao Solutions to create a verifiable audit trail with technology that automatically matches green covered bonds to the appropriate mortgage loans.
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Europe's high grade corporate bond investors are becoming more sensitive to price, as inflation and European lockdown worries rattle nerves. Orderbooks have fallen away during the pricing process, making it more difficult for issuers to tighten far from initial price thoughts.
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Banks with funding ambitions could be more tempted to consider covered bond issuance following a recent increase in execution risk for senior unsecured deal, bankers told GlobalCapital on Tuesday.
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