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◆ HSBC markets new dollar AT1 less than two months after raising $2.5bn ◆ Belfius Bank seen as candidate for further AT1 issuance ◆ Belgian lender is touring Europe to presents its 2026-2030 plan
◆ No attrition on insurance arm's €500m no-grow 2036 deal ◆ Ample demand from buy-and-hold accounts ◆ 'So much cash available' despite US-Iran peace deal failure
◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"
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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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Svenska Handelsbanken found tight pricing for a dual offering of additional tier one (AT1) notes on Tuesday. It became the first European bank to set a dollar AT1 coupon of less than 4.5% for one of its tranches. -
The European Central Bank's decision to withdraw repo facilities for structured covered bonds from the start of next year may disincentivise issuers from structuring further deals without a law.
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Julius Baer returned to the dollar additional tier one (AT1) market on Tuesday, having pulled a transaction last week. It changed bookrunners, shortened its call period and offered a higher coupon to get its deal away this time.
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Gabriel Levy will start as Natixis's global head of debt capital markets this week, replacing Michael Haize, who is moving over to the global markets division to become global head of rates and currencies trading.
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September’s highly oversubscribed covered bonds meant the European Central Bank’s primary market order was considerably cut, forcing it to scour the secondary market for paper. With October’s supply likely to be lower and redemptions expected to soar, the ECB must become an even more aggressive buyer, or watch its portfolio shrink.
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Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec (CCDJ) mandated leads for its first dollar covered bond in a year on Monday. The issuer joins Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, which on Monday crystallised plans to press ahead with its debut deal following a period of soft marketing, while Swedish non-conforming lender Bluestep Bank commenced marketing on Monday.
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