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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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GlobalCapital’s Covered BondMarker shows that the five highest scoring covered bonds this year were all issued by French banks. And, based on the Covered BondMarker League Table, ING has, on average, joint lead managed more high ranking deals than any other bank in the past 12 months. -
The European Central Bank will begin supervising financial institutions in Bulgaria and Croatia from October 1, as the two countries prepare to join the euro. Firms entering the Banking Union for the first time will also fall under the Single Resolution Board’s remit for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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Market participants expect that bank debt issuance activity will slow down in anticipation of earnings season over the next few weeks. But deal arrangers suggest banks will still be keen to access the primary market during this period, should conditions remain favourable.
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The European Banking Authority is urging resolution planners to consider the real impact of Covid-19 on banks. It wants to make sure that resolution can be seen as a "credible" option in times of stress.
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A slew of Indian banks are turning to additional tier one and tier two instruments to raise their capital levels. But an expensive international debt market means the majority of the issuance is likely to take place onshore in rupees.
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Asia’s dollar bond market shows no sign of slowing down, after a flurry of deals were announced on Monday.
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