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◆ Strong demand for capital supports two major banks' simultaneous deals ◆ Deutsche goes big and pays concession ◆ SG restricts size for a punchy print at fair value
FIG borrowers flood dollar markets as Westpac's SEC exit strategy pays off
◆ Issuer lands in 'the place to be' amid strong demand for covereds ◆ Achieves its largest covered book since at least 2023 ◆ After 7bp tightening the bond was spotted another 2bp tighter to erase new issue concession
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Funding across all parts of the capital structure is available with issuers likely to prioritise unsecured borrowing
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
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European issuers are set to return to the subordinated debt market this week, following the confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory in the US election on Saturday. First off is NatWest Group, which reopened the additional tier one (AT1) market on Monday with its first venture into sterling. -
Aegon Bank issued its first covered bond in three years on Monday, with the double digit spread drawing robust demand, enabling the conditional pass through bonds to be priced inside fair value, thereby catalysing a repricing of the Dutch CPT market. The deal follows a sub-benchmark 20 year soft bullet covered bond from NN Bank.
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Three banks launched new senior deals in euros on Monday, taking advantage of a jubilant tone in the market following Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. That sentiment received a further boost during the morning trading session when Pfizer and BioNTech revealed successful Covid-19 vaccine trials.
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Elke Koenig, chair of the Single Resolution Board, said this week that new ‘pre-liquidation’ supervisory tools could be used to address the problem of having banks that are too small for resolution and too big for insolvency.
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HSBC Holdings did not need to wait for a result in the US presidential election as it opened order books for a dual-tranche senior deal in euros on Friday, paving the way for further supply in the FIG market next week.
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The Co-operative Bank said on Friday that it was pressing ahead with plans to raise £200m of debt for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) in the fourth quarter of this year, hoping to overcome "challenging" conditions to remain on track with its targets.
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