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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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UniCredit Bank Austria (Baca) was set to issue its fastest growing, most subscribed covered bond ever on Tuesday and Sparebank 1 Boligkreditt was posed to bring ts most subscribed deal with its most granular order book ever. Both covered bonds were priced flat or slightly inside fair value and illustrated that market conditions are at the best they've been this year. -
Société Générale has added to the recent trend for green deals in the FIG market by launching a €1bn 'positive impact' bond, backed by €5bn of demand.
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Munich Re was able to attract €5.7bn of orders for a new tier two on Tuesday, its first in green format. The issuer printed the deal through fair value using the momentum gained through the books.
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NatWest launched a new tender offer this week for four of its subordinated bonds, all of which are soon set to lose their value as regulatory capital.
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HSBC Holdings is issuing a new senior bond while offering to buy back some of its existing securities, less a month after completing a very similar liability management exercise in the dollar market.
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Meriem Smida and Christine Coudray have been given new coverage jobs at Natixis, as global head of financial sponsors coverage and global head of banks and international public sector (BIPS) coverage respectively.
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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