Top section
Top section
◆ 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"
Data
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
More articles/Bond Comments/Ad
More articles/Bond Comments/Ad
More articles
-
Bank of China printed Asia’s first blue bond on Monday, with plans to use the roughly $940m raised to benefit ocean-related sustainability projects. -
Bank of China has opened a new area of sustainable investing with Asia’s first blue bond. The excitement over the potential for sustainable ocean-related financing in the region is justified — but the market should temper its expectations.
-
More European banks may see benefits to merging with each other as the coronavirus crisis damages profitability and the European Central Bank appears more positive on tie-ups. However, cross-border M&A is likely to remain difficult to execute.
-
There is still a fair chance of benchmark covered bond supply from central and eastern Europe this year, though it will be limited. Supply scarcity should support spreads alongside a fundamental improvement as all legal frameworks will be updated to bring them into line with the European Union’s covered bond directive.
-
Coventry Building Society was unable to tighten its pricing for a new senior bond in the sterling market on Monday, as UK credit spreads widened on the back of the latest Brexit developments.
-
Munich Re and Unipol Group are lining up new green bond transactions for this week, as they look to replicate the success of similar deals and gain a ‘pricing advantage’ in the market.
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
Sub-sections
Comment