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Funding across all parts of the capital structure is available with issuers likely to prioritise unsecured borrowing
FIG issuers have shown that investors are ready to absorb all the supply that comes their way
Market participants have questioned if the differential in the risk-weightings between securitized and covered assets will affect demand for covered bonds
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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
Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
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South Korea’s Woori Bank sold its first Kangaroo bond on Thursday, raising A$400m to help fund its response to the coronavirus pandemic. -
After an extensive marketing period, done with the intention of issuing a benchmark sized deal, Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall’s first Pfandbrief, issued on Thursday, attracted more demand, at a tighter spread and a longer duration than a Pfandbrief its compatriot building society, Wüstenrot Bausparkasse, issued this week.
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Four bond issuers from Greater China followed the Chinese ministry of finance into the dollar market on Wednesday, snapping up $1.4bn between them.
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Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) sold its second tier two trade of the year, raising £400m with what some investors saw as an opportunistic move.
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Woori Bank is preparing to make its Kangaroo bond debut, choosing the market to launch its first Covid-19 response bond.
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Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall (BSH) mandated leads for its debut covered bond on Wednesday. The benchmark sized deal will take advantage of the strong demand seen for Tuesday’s Pfandbrief from German building society peer, Wüstenrot Bausparkasse.
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The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
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Last chance to vote for the best winning deals, individuals and organisations in the covered bond market
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