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◆ Wednesday's 'stand out' senior trade ◆ €1.6bn order book largest ever for BoC ◆ First transaction since acquisiton of UAE-based CDB Bank
Elena Bortolotti was promoted to managing director at Barclays in January 2022
◆ Largest Australian tier two tranche since 2020 ◆ Pays slightly higher NIP than earlier deals ◆ 'Novel' structure attracts high quality order book
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Tightening absolute and relative valuations have raised some concerns, but FIG assets remain in vogue thanks to higher rates
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
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Some of the largest investment banks made 12% less revenue from lending in the first quarter, despite balance sheet expansion as they supported companies, according to research from analytics firm CRISIL Coalition. -
Commerzbank set up an issuance programme this week that will enable it to sell up to €3bn of additional tier one (AT1) debt. The German lender is preparing to take advantage of regulatory relief in its Pillar 2 capital requirements.
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Banks are bounding back into the Kangaroo market. On Wednesday, BNP Paribas jumped in to sell the first syndicated Australian dollar senior non-preferred deal since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, later that day the Bank of Nova Scotia announced plans to join the fray with a mandate for a three year bail-inable deal.
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The European Central Bank said this week that Covid-19 could hamper some banks from meeting their targets for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), given the likelihood of credit rating downgrades and dislocation in the funding markets.
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The stream of French covered bond deals was interrupted on Wednesday when KBC Bank returned to the market for the first time in more than two years to issue a long five year, priced slightly inside its own curve. The oversubscribed order book, reflected investor anxiety about the supply drought.
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Aviva was set to raise £500m of tier two capital on Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the UK insurer would be looking to call one of its outstanding perpetual bonds.
Polls and awards
The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
Don't miss your chance to choose this year's Bond Award winners
The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate its standout deals, institutions and individuals
Last chance to vote for the best winning deals, individuals and organisations in the covered bond market
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