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◆ Part of prefunding for 2027 ◆ Low-to-mid single digit NIP ◆ Green issuance has increased since last year
◆ Bank issues amid heavy supply from US tech companies in euros and sterling ◆ Dual tranche structures takes the maximum volume eyed ◆ Second largest YTD volume printed by US FIG sector
◆ Second covered from issuer this year ◆ Spread consistent with last dollar covereds ◆ ‘Everyone knows where three year dollar covereds are clearing,” banker said
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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 Green Bond Principles organisation has released a set of principles for sustainability-linked bonds, the product invented and so far only used by Enel, in anticipation of an expected growing market. It has also revised the Social Bond Principles, taking account of lessons learned during the coronavirus crisis. But on transition bonds it has merely produced an unpublished update. -
Raiffeisen Bank International launched a tier two bond in euros on Tuesday with investors still showing strong appetite for risk. But a smaller order book for the trade suggested that market conditions might be softening compared with recent trading sessions.
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Achmea Bank issued the first conditional pass-through (CPT) covered bond since October 2019 on Tuesday with the juicy spread ensuring the most oversubscribed order book ever for this structure, enabling the deal to be priced flat to fair value.
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KBC Group made use on Tuesday of strong investor appetite for green bonds, launching a callable senior deal with a negative new issue concession.
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The European Systemic Risk Board is recommending that financial institutions do not equity dividends at all this year, so that they maintain high levels of capital. It acknowledged the risk that some firms could otherwise be stigmatised if they decided to restrict distributions amid Covid-19.
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The coronavirus crisis may have hit overall covered bond supply prospects, but it has provided a silver lining for some banks — such as Credit Suisse, ING and Commerzbank which have all fared well in the covered bond league tables this year.
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