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◆ Tightest callable Italian tier two since 2020 ◆ UniCredit year-on-year spreads continue to tighten ◆ 80% of allocations made to 'solid real money' accounts
◆ 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
◆ Largest Czech bank tightened spread by 8bp ◆ Subsidiary of Erste Group announced mandate on Monday ◆ 'Arithmetically, there is no FV', a banker said
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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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Investors have been more than happy to buy into new additional tier ones (AT1s) this year, with a rise in spreads having minimised the risk that deals could be extended beyond their first call dates. -
Financial authorities face a tough call on how and when to exit from the exceptional regulatory relief measures they put in place to shelter borrowers from the worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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The coronavirus crisis is a further reminder that fundamentals are not the only thing that matters when investing in bank capital.
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Subordinated debt transactions in dollars from a trio of European banks left no doubts about the strength of the Yankee market this week. Bookrunners are encouraging issuers to execute trades in the asset class quickly, as they are unlikely to encounter better conditions before the end of this year, writes David Freitas.
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Credit Suisse chief executive Thomas Gottstein has brought its investment bank back together but threatens to leave it with a diminished corporate finance business, David Rothnie reports.
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Smaller UK lenders are hoping the Bank of England will limit the scope of the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) this year, relieving them of the potentially challenging task of raising new bail-inable debt in the capital markets.
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