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◆ Largest Australian tier two tranche since 2020 ◆ Pays slightly higher NIP than earlier deals ◆ 'Novel' structure attracts high quality order book
Deals price tightly to Western European peers, with high-spread Icelandic banks performing the most
◆ British lender fixed spread and deal size from outset ◆ Order book closed at over two times the deal size ◆ Fixing terms enabled faster execution, the lender 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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Asif Sherani and Souhail Mahjour are taking on additional responsibilities in HSBC’s debt capital markets syndicate team. -
Bank of China sold its first ever bond out of its Djibouti branch on Monday, as Chinese issuers pour into capital markets to make up for time lost to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Swiss Re debuted in Asia this week with a S$350m ($251.67m) bond that established the European reinsurer in the Singapore market. It also paved the way for more issuance from the firm.
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The weakness of communication along the capital markets chain is one reason why so little progress has been made on greening the economy.
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European banks jumped into the US dollar market this week, with some issuers clocking up huge savings in the currency versus what their home markets could offer.
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Generali agreed to take a large stake in fellow Italian insurance company Cattolica this week. The deal includes plans for a €500m capital increase, which takes the pressure off Cattolica to boost its solvency position and means the firm will no longer seek to access the market for restricted tier one debt.
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The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
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