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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
Yankee deals range from subordinated debt debuts to super long senior extensions
◆ Steady demand thanks to improved investor perception ◆ Deal pays high single digit premium... ◆ ... but becomes issuer's tightest unsecured issue for many years
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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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Tim Metzgen is leading a new European debt advisory franchise at Alvarez & Marsal. -
Issuers of additional tier one (AT1) capital have been more than 10 times subscribed for new deals on average in 2020 so far. This week's euro trade from Erste Group was no exception, with the €500m bond attracting €6.25bn of orders and a 'phenomenally tight' coupon.
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Société Générale and Nykredit Realkredit took advantage of stable market conditions to raise non-preferred senior debt on Monday, as analysts began predicting a steady grind tighter over the next few weeks.
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A research paper published on Monday by the Bank for International Settlements sets out how grave the peril of climate change is. It asserts the necessity of central banks grasping this problem as central to their responsibilities — but also admits that they will be unable to “preserve financial stability in the age of climate change”.
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Colombian holding company Grupo Aval could return to bond markets for the first time in eight years after mandating banks to manage investor meetings.
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Members of the European Parliament have hit out at the appointment of a top banking regulator as chief executive of the lobbyist group the Association for Financial Markets in Europe. Meanwhile, the regulator has nominated a former Afme lobbyist as his successor.
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