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◆ Bank's second labeled tier two in currency this year ◆ Limited attrition ◆ Volatile energy backdrop amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
◆ Volkswagen Bank raises €2.5bn across three green tranches ◆ RCI Banque returns with €1.25bn dual trancher ◆ Investors turn more cautious on duration
◆ Korean covered was one of two new issues on Monday ◆ Third Korean covered bonds in three weeks ◆ Leads chose only two deals as comparables
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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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Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt will become the fourth Norwegian bank to issue a green covered bond and has mandated leads for a roadshow following publication of its green and sustainability framework. -
The financial institutions bond market has absorbed an enormous volume of supply over the past month, putting a strain on trading levels for outstanding securities. FIG bankers nonetheless expect that spreads could start to tighten once more in the coming weeks, amid a calmer flow of new issuance.
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Covered bond market conditions are now improving as the new quarter ushers in a fresh wave of investor cash. With supply expected to fall and the European Central Bank (ECB) likely to step up purchases, spreads should tighten. But investors believe that as real money buyers are inclined to protect their profits, they will gradually retreat from this market.
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Credit Suisse has found one way to deal with low interest rates in Europe: switch into another currency. The Swiss bank has conjured up an extra Sfr250m ($250m) of net interest income (NII) per year from changing how it hedges the capital to meet its operational risk.
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Swiss investors’ thirst for yield was quenched in some style at the end of last week, when Russian Railways printed the largest Swiss franc transaction of the year from an emerging market borrower.
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Allied Irish Banks was met with a strong response for an additional tier one (AT1) in the euro market on Wednesday, just a month after its national peer Bank of Ireland had to pull a subordinated bond amid fears about the impact of the UK’s departure from the EU.
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