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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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Caffil returned to the covered bond market on Monday to issue its fourth trade this year. Despite being its biggest deal in well over two years, it was well subscribed and was priced slightly inside fair value, implying that stretched valuations still have scope to tighten. At the same time UniCredit Austria mandated leads for a 15 year deal. -
The European Commission will meet with governments and industry this month to flesh out a plan for how to deal with a build-up of bad loans on bank balance sheets.
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Bank of China rolled out a dual-currency blue bond on Monday, making it the first borrower in Asia to market a marine sustainability transaction.
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Nationwide Building Society said this week that it was looking to reduce the size of 11 of its euro and sterling covered bonds through a tender offer, in an effort to optimise its funding and liquidity position.
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MEPs have asked the European Commission to come up with a legislative proposal for a new class of bank debt, known as ‘European Secured Notes’, as they push the executive to fast track its work on establishing a Capital Markets Union.
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Seven Yankee banks stole a march this week in the race to frontload funding, as September got off to its usual red-hot start in dollars.
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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