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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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European banks are set to follow sovereign and supranational institutions and begin issuing senior bonds dedicated to fighting Covid-19 under existing ESG frameworks.
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The Canton of Geneva took its 2020 funding up to almost Sfr1.2bn ($1.2bn) this week with a triple tranche deal — the most it has funded in a single year since 2013, according to Dealogic. Elsewhere, an attractive basis for dollar funders led a pair of rare issuers to return to the market.
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French covered bond issuer Compagnie de Financement Foncier (CFF) ventured into unexplored territory at the end of last week to print the longest ever covered bond.
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Mortgage payments deferred under national payment holiday schemes, designed to help homeowners through lockdowns, are adding risk to the covered bond market. Concerns were brought into sharp relief this week when Banco BPM amended programme documentation to include such loans, writes Bill Thornhill.
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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