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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
◆ Spreads tightened on eight and 12 year tranches ◆ Banker had issuer paying 2bp NIP on both legs ◆ ING’s second covered deal of 2026
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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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Six months after joining JP Morgan, William Vereker has been named as the next non-executive chair of Santander UK. -
The Bank of Cyrus has announced the sale of a €916m non-performing loan (NPL) portfolio to Pimco, dubbed Project Helix 2 after the first Project Helix cleared €2.7bn of NPLs from the bank’s balance sheet.
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Overcollateralisation (OC) levels have increased on covered bond pools since last year for European issuers, Fitch Ratings said this week. But while issuers in some countries, like the UK, showed a rise above the average, borrowers that have participated in central bank funding, like those in Germany, have managed to keep OC levels down.
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Investors have been more than happy to buy into new additional tier ones (AT1s) this year, with a rise in spreads having minimised the risk that deals could be extended beyond their first call dates.
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Financial authorities face a tough call on how and when to exit from the exceptional regulatory relief measures they put in place to shelter borrowers from the worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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The coronavirus crisis is a further reminder that fundamentals are not the only thing that matters when investing in bank capital.
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