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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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Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s have both placed Banca del Mezzogiorno-MedioCredito Centrale (MCC) on review for downgrade, after the Italian government confirmed it could use the state-owned bank to help recapitalise the struggling lender Banca Popolare di Bari. -
Financial institutions could take longer than usual to return to the euro bond market at the start of 2020, with the early issuance window having been broken up by the holiday period.
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Iceland’s banks are expected to launch their first additional tier one (AT1) transactions in 2020, as they push on with optimising their capital structures.
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Industrial Securities (Hong Kong) Financial Holdings, Zhengzhou Zhongrui Industrial Group Co and Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co priced international bonds during the last days of 2019, capping a strong year for Asia’s debt market.
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Andrew Bailey is seen as a ‘safe pair of hands’ as the new governor of the Bank of England. But while he is a veteran of the bank, his views on monetary policy are not well known, as he has never served on the Monetary Policy Committee. In that respect, though a career central banker, he resembles Christine Lagarde, who has taken the helm at the European Central Bank.
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The European Commission is talking with Italy about its proposed rescue of the troubled lender Banca Popolare di Bari, after the country passed a decree law this week spelling out plans for state intervention.
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