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Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital
◆ French bank has had a busy 2026, issuing across currencies and asset classes◆ Cross-currency rates at 'optimal level' for diversification play, lead manager said ◆ Fair value debated
Very few, if any, Gulf issuers are looking at sterling bonds
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Favourable market conditions have made raising debt like 'fishing with dynamite' for bank issuers. But concerns are mounting about volatility ahead
French bank scoops top spot overall, while BNP Paribas leads in senior and Crédit Agricole in capital
Late-week surge shows investors remain hungry for paper despite macro volatility
Classic January new issue volumes as barely there premiums come into vogue but US banks threaten to crowd out Europeans
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◆ Assorted issuance mix mostly well taken by investors ◆ But lower yielding or unfamiliar names find it harder to gain traction ◆ Almost all issuers pay slim to single digit premium -
◆ OTP prints first euro covered in a decade ◆ Equitable Bank fails to tighten from IPTs ◆ Rival bankers debate Equitable struggle
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◆ Investors scooping tier two debt across markets ◆ BNP Paribas takes advantage with third print of the year ◆ Rare German insurer Gothaer increases funding
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Nearly all subordinated issuance this year from the region has been in the AT1 sukuk format
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Klein appointed head of EMEA capital markets
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