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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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Lloyds Bank has amended the terms of its consent solicitation for two of its additional tier one (AT1) notes, after failing to reach a quorum at its first bondholder meeting. It now plans to use a different spread methodology to calculate the switch over from Libor to Sonia. -
Piraeus Bank expects to hear from the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) this month about whether it can pay the annual coupon on its contingent convertibles (CoCos) in cash. A failure to honour the payment will result in the Greek state-held bonds being converted into equity.
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Industrial Bank Co has locked up more than $800m-equivalent from an international bond sale earmarked for green and social projects.
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Santander began phasing Libor out of two of its outstanding additional tier (AT1) one notes this week, having appointed NatWest Markets to lead the process to restructure the bonds to reference Sonia.
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Naveed Sultan will develop and lead a new digital policy, strategy and advisory practice for governments, corporates and financial institutions at Citi, and has been appointed chairman in the bank's institutional clients group (ICG).
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Perenna has applied to become the first UK covered bond bank and plans to issue 30 year fixed rate mortgages next year, using the Danish covered bond system that limits mismatches between the terms of the mortgages and the bonds that fund them.
Polls and awards
The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
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
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