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◆ Books remain intact with premiums paid ◆ Investor fatigue setting in ◆ Yields falling after Iran-US peace deal progress
Books were nearly four times the deal size, a record €1bn
◆ First deal to release IPTs on busy day ◆ MPS M&A bid had 'no impact' on deal, says lead ◆ Priced flat to fair value
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Currency's higher yielding appeal has lured investors across the capital stack
Issuers seizing moment as rates stabalise and spreads hold near historic tights but some deals betray signs investors growing sensitive on price
Less frequent issuers making the most of market with strong bid for yieldy assets
Borrowers want to issue and spreads are tight, but execution windows are very unreliable
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Luminor Bank is expected to issue its debut covered bond after successfully concluding a roadshow this week. The deal will be the first Baltic covered bond under the Estonian legal framework. -
HSBC has made Mehmet Mazi global head of debt trading and financing, a newly created position. It comes after the departure of Elie El Hayek, a veteran of the bank who had run fixed income.
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Moody’s is planning to revise its bank ratings methodology to update its loss given failure assumptions and reconsider how parent banks are related to their subsidiaries. The rating agency predicts the proposed changes will affect the ratings of up to 20 banking groups.
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Financial institutions bond bankers are getting ready to launch new unsecured bond offerings this week, after conditions in the credit markets began to ease on Tuesday.
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Roland Domann has moved to MUFG to be part of its European sales and distribution team, just months after being hired by Nomura.
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Bank of China made headlines last week for selling the first offshore Covid-19 linked bond. But the trade's status as a social bond — the first to come offshore from China — got less attention. The transaction shows the potential for social bonds from the country, while raising questions about why it has taken so long to see such a deal.
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The awards recognise the market's leading deals, issuers, banks and other participants
The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
Don't miss your chance to choose this year's Bond Award winners
The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate its standout deals, institutions and individuals
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