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This year's cumulative total issuance by financial institutions outstrips 2025's levels
◆ Part of prefunding for 2027 ◆ Low-to-mid single digit NIP ◆ Green issuance has increased since last year
◆ Spanish covered was only new issue on Wednesday ◆ Tenor has been well-issued in past week ◆ Banker said market to slow from here
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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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Svenska Handelsbanken and Swedbank looked to be as transparent as possible when laying out their assumptions for loan losses this week, as part of an effort to reassure the market about their resilience in the face of the coronavirus crisis. -
Asia’s bond market set a blistering pace this week, with nearly $4.2bn of deals sold through Wednesday and one of the busiest days since the global spread of the coronavirus. But although the successful deals are a sign that market sentiment is improving, bankers are cautious about what is yet to come. Morgan Davis reports.
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The European Central Bank’s purchase programme will do little to aid agencies in raising cash in the commercial paper market, making little difference to rising borrowing costs and expanding programmes, according to Jérôme Margerin, head of short-term funding at ACOSS, one of Europe’s largest non-sovereign CP issuers.
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Some bank treasury teams are weighing up whether to access the primary market ahead of first quarter results, with bankers suggesting they could take advantage of growing demand amid falling supply.
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Analysts have praised UniCredit for taking a conservative approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, after the Italian bank said on Wednesday that it would be making higher loan losses provisions in the first quarter than had been expected by the market.
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Mortgage payment holidays and falling residential and commercial real estate prices will likely lead to a deterioration in the credit quality of the collateral pools securing covered bonds. But those programmes have other protective measures that will keep investors well insulated. And, if they need more protection, issuers can easily assuage their and rating agency concerns by adding collateral.
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