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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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Issuers expected to squeeze in before tariff volatility returns and summer holidays start -
Banks ought to spread full stack ABS out through the year
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◆ Australian lender takes size ◆ Redemption wall could fuel demand ◆ Dollars could offer an alternative to tarnished sterling
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AT1 issuance is expected to slow after recent burst of supply
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EM investors may be happy to see some senior supply after glut of tightly priced AT1
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◆ Coupon lands at same level as Commerz AT1 a day earlier ◆ Investors 'want Greek bank risk' ◆ Pipeline for AT1 and RT1 'looks thinner'
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