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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Bankers predict steady flow of covered bonds issuance over coming weeks despite recent spike in activity
The conditions are in place for the return of big-ticket M&A to create a European banking champion that is sorely needed — provided the politics of it don’t get in the way
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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
The single currency stands out as the most attractive funding source while the US dollar market remains open in size
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Hoist Finance is, unlike most of its competitors, a bank that is hoovering up non-performing assets, at a time when banking supervisors are laser-focused on cutting European bank exposures to those very same assets. That should be a problem for Hoist, whose whole business is based around purchasing NPL portfolios from other banks, but it’s a problem which it has been able to solve using securitization.
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The covered bond market is historically cheap relative to senior unsecured paper, but real money buyers have been unimpressed as other valuation comparisons have proved more important. -
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Deutsche Bank scored blowout trades in euros and in sterling this week, as investors showed strong support for the name following a positive set of results for 2020.
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Chuka Umunna joins JP Morgan — Deloitte hires another FIG banker — JP Morgan AM appoints transition bond expert
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