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Tightening absolute and relative valuations have raised some concerns, but FIG assets remain in vogue thanks to higher rates
Diverse US senior FIG issuance jostles with perpetual and tier two capital from foreign and domestic banks
◆ Infrequent issuers achieve tight pricing... ◆ ...but lose a third of orders ◆ Investors may demand more NIP on deals from next week
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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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Bank of Ireland this week issued the first additional tier one (AT1) capital instrument since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, minimising the execution risk by borrowing from the ECM playbook and wall-crossing the deal ahead of launch. -
The covered bond market continued to perform well on Wednesday with the ultra-long end of the Dutch curve posting the strongest performance, albeit on no trading flow. French and Canadian deals are also performing well, even as bids were hit in good size. But one major investor said he was aghast at the poor overall liquidity and blamed central bank policy.
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One of Europe’s leading bond syndicate bankers has decided to leave Citigroup, and probably the capital markets.
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Euro area banks are expected to make use of the relaxation of their Pillar 2 capital requirements by issuing more capital instruments in the coming months, following the example set by Deutsche Bank this week.
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