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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
Bankers predict steady flow of covered bonds issuance over coming weeks despite recent spike in activity
The conditions are in place for the return of big-ticket M&A to create a European banking champion that is sorely needed — provided the politics of it don’t get in the way
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Observers blame slower bookbuilding on deal-specific factors but others see warning shots for whole market
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Capital deals and a tight Nordic senior print point to what lies ahead for issuers
The single currency stands out as the most attractive funding source while the US dollar market remains open in size
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The coronavirus crisis will continue to lead to divergence in economic fortunes, and that will play out in European capital markets as well. -
A pair of European banks approached the euro senior market in different ways on Tuesday: Iccrea targeted a smaller pool of investors with its delayed callable debut, while BFCM went big with a blowout long 10 year.
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Wüstenrot Bausparkasse attracted exceptionally strong demand for its seven year Pfandbrief launched on Tuesday, causing the issuer to increase the deal’s size from an originally planned sub-benchmark size to benchmark. In so doing it further improved the scale and quality of the order book reflecting improved regulatory treatment and index inclusion for the deal.
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La Mondiale printed a rare tier three deal on Tuesday to diversify its capital structure, using the strong demand for the unusual product to print around 25bp through fair value.
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Fitch Rating’s China arm, Fitch (China) Bohua Credit Ratings, assigned its first domestic rating this week, five months after securing a licence in the world’s second largest bond market.
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Secondary covered bond market turnover has fallen since the European Central Bank's Covered Bond Purchase Programme (CBPP3) began, with the ECB accounting for an unprecedented proportion of overall turnover, according to a report published in the European Covered Bond Council’s fact book, published last Friday.
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