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Tightening absolute and relative valuations have raised some concerns, but FIG assets remain in vogue thanks to higher rates
◆ Simultaneous execution with Alphabet's record deal bodes well for others ◆ More FIG names likely to print in near future ◆ Other European banks diversify funding in Singaporean and Australian dollars
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Diverse US senior FIG issuance jostles with perpetual and tier two capital from foreign and domestic banks

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Funding across all parts of the capital structure is available with issuers likely to prioritise unsecured borrowing
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With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
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Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
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Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
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  • The chief financial officer of Banco Santander México told GlobalCapital that the lender had decided to get ahead of a possible surge in demand for credit by issuing the largest ever bond by a Mexican bank on Tuesday.
  • High quality Yankee issuers showed their spirit of adventure by printing front-end trades this week, returning to a part of the curve that has been starved of supply since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
  • BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole enjoyed the best of conditions as they reopened the market for non-preferred senior bonds from eurozone banks this week, but Société Générale ran into market turbulence when it emerged a day later. Bankers said that showed that demand for the instrument remains limited.
  • Harsh Shah, head of financial institutions origination and solutions, is leaving NatWest Markets as part of the UK bank's restructuring process announced in February by new group CEO Alison Rose.
  • US banks this week reported stellar returns from trading and underwriting in the first quarter, even as the bottom line was hit by gigantic writedowns and reserves for credit losses, as the economic and financial disruption from the coronavirus crisis took its toll.
  • Rating: Aa3/A/A+
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