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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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The insurance industry is eagerly awaiting the result of a court case which would determine whether they have to pay out Covid-19 claims under basic business interruption policies. If the case goes against them some are expected to hit the capital markets for financing. -
Barclays has following Credit Suisse in marketing additional tier one paper in dollars this week, bringing a deal on Wednesday that could be used to refinance an existing euro bond.
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The auditor for digital bank Monzo warned that a slower than expected recovery could lead it to breach its capital requirements, even though at the end of February it had a much better capital ratio than traditional banks. So what’s going on? GlobalCapital wonders if the risk is more about investors’ appetite to continue funding an unprofitable business than the bank breaching the requirements in the next few months.
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The refurbishment of existing housing stock promises to deliver big strides in cutting global carbon emissions and will provide issuers with a large new stream of green collateral to issue green covered bonds.
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The coronavirus crisis has proven that central banks should have financial stability mandates encompassing both macro and micro-prudential policy goals, according to a new paper from the Bank for International Settlements.
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Credit Suisse opened books on a new additional tier one (AT1) in the dollar market on Tuesday, as bankers predicted that other European issuers could bring follow-on supply in the currency.
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