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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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The failure by Metro Bank, the UK challenger bank, to issue a £250m senior non-preferred bond this week throws the spotlight on the Bank of England, which could soon have to decide how to deal with Metro if it fails to meet a year-end deadline for raising bail-inable debt. Tyler Davies reports. -
UniCredit forms sustainability team — UBS looks to raise game in green with SEB hire — SG reshuffles Paris ECM line-up
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Royal Bank of Canada on Thursday became the first international bank to issue a five year Sonia linked covered bond, a trade that delivered competitive pricing and sizeable funding.
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HSBC has finalised its new corporate broking line-up, after a review conducted by its chief financial officer Ewen Stevenson. It has hired Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as brokers, replacing Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.
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In the latest dimension of global central banks’ interest in sustainability, the Bank for International Settlements has established a dollar green bond fund for central banks' foreign currency reserves. The aim is to let them incorporate environmental criteria into reserve management without overly damaging the liquidity and value of their reserves.
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Abanca Corporación Bancaria returned to the euro bond market on Thursday for its second tier two of the year. The Spanish lender was able to tighten pricing for its €300m deal by 50bp, helped by an order book that was nearly four times subscribed.
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