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◆ Finnish lender's longest senior bond in many years ◆ Issuer chooses lower price over higher size ◆ Deal clears with premium to core Nordic banks
Hungary's change of government is still drawing in investors despite a difficult summer
◆ Italian banking in 'very interesting place,' lead says ◆ Low NIP ◆ First issue since Monte dei Paschi announced takeover bid
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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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The Bank of England has said it may be necessary to make ‘temporary changes’ to capital buffers in the UK, owing to concerns that the existing framework could discourage banks from lending during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Danish covered bond auction season is underway with Nykredit and Nordea announcing sales. August’s auctions also provide the last opportunity to buy certain 30-year callable bonds, of which one is the largest covered bond ever issued.
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CMB Financial Leasing Co returned with five year and 10 year dual-tranche bonds on Wednesday, selling the first decade bond from a Chinese FIG credit in more than a month as costs for longer-dated notes fall.
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Commerzbank expects its corporate division to remain under pressure from the coronavirus crisis in the second half of the year, after a second quarter where international firms rushed to take out debt products but the bank was stung by a large single provision, understood to relate to disgraced payments company, Wirecard.
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BNP Paribas has issued a series of green medium-term notes linked to the performance of the new Australian Climate Transition Index (ACT), which is made up of companies expected to thrive in the transition to keep global warming below 2°C.
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Metro Bank has said that it could slip below its minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities in the coming months. It is paying close attention to a review of MREL being carried out by the Bank of England, which may help it to avoid embarking on another costly debt-raising exercise.
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