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◆ Italian banking in 'very interesting place,' lead says ◆ Low NIP ◆ First issue since Monte dei Paschi announced takeover bid
◆ 'Strong' bid from international and domestic accounts ◆ Priced inside of issuer's target level ◆ Lower NIP than last week's trades
◆ Issuers are fixated on 'short window', banker says ◆ Leads chose only two comparables for latest deal ◆ Orders swell beyond deal size
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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
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
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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank attracted more demand for its first Sonia-linked Pfandbrief on Thursday than it has for any covered bond it has ever issued. It was the first public deal from a financial institution with a guaranteed high coupon. -
Take-up was higher than expected for the European Central Bank’s latest series of Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations on Thursday. But an overall allotment of €174bn still paled in comparison with the last round, as banks showed they already had plenty of excess liquidity on their balance sheets.
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The General Court of the European Union has annulled three decisions of the Single Resolution Board on contributions banks have to make to the EU Resolution Fund. It said the Board had an "inherently opaque" process for calculating these fees.
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Weak investor sentiment, oversupply and aggressive pricing strategies hurt the Asian dollar bond market this week. As issuers rushed to sell deals before China’s Golden Week holiday and the US presidential election in November, many were left with transactions that fell short of expectations or slumped in the secondary market. Morgan Davis reports.
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Norway’s Ministry of Finance has said it will apply tighter mortgage lending standards from next week after temporarily loosening them to support the economy. The move, which was not unexpected in light of the resilient state of the economy and stubbornly high house price inflation, will minimise mortgage defaults.
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