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◆ 'Reassuring' result as Danish lender becomes more frequent issuer ◆ Strong bid from international accounts ◆ Minimal NIP
◆ Shorter tranche tightened more than longer ◆ Largest single euro covered tranche since 2024 ◆ Banker said longer end paid more premium
◆ Issuer chose larger order size ◆ Strong supply of five year covereds cited ◆ Seventh German covered in three weeks
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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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Coöperatieve Rabobank launched a 10 year covered bond at a spread of 7bp over mid-swaps this week, leaving a small new issue concession for investors. The deal also underlined the recent recovery of credit spreads amid the coronavirus pandemic. -
Sino-Ocean Capital, an alternative investment and asset management business, leaned on its parent company Sino-Ocean Group Holdings to sell its first public dollar bond on Tuesday. But not every investor took comfort from the parent’s backing.
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The repeated presence of European issuers in the bond market of late is testament to the prudence with which they are building up capital for what could be tough times ahead.
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BBVA is the latest large European bank to have suffered a ratings downgrade during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Fitch having moved the issuer’s debt ratings down by a notch blaming a weaker operating environment in Mexico and Spain.
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CNP Assurances and Helvetia Europe have added to issuance momentum in the insurance sector, giving investors the chance to put money into subordinated capital. The tier two bonds showed that ‘the market is back in shape’, said one deal arranger.
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UniCredit opened books on Tuesday for what could be its last capital transaction of the year. The bank favoured the dollar market for its new tier two, having sold a senior transaction in euros only last week.
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