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◆ Fixed rate tranches leave double-digit concessions to attract hefty book ◆ Favourable cost to dollars ◆ HSBC surpasses 2026 holdco funding plan
◆ First euro funding in almost a decade ◆ Part of early refi of its last euro bond ◆ Rarity makes it a trickier sale during heightened market volatility
◆ Landesbank increases senior market presence ◆ Slower demand due to limited familiarity beyond Germany-speaking investors ◆ Similar execution to other recent 'rich' SP bonds
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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
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
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SoftBank, the Japanese technology conglomerate, astonished equity-linked bond market participants this week by executing a deft trade, arranged by Credit Suisse, that recovered all its €900m investment in Wirecard, the controversial German payments processing company, while leaving it with upside. Aidan Gregory and Jon Hay report. -
It has been an explosive week in the sterling market, with foreign and domestic names raising £2.9bn of debt on the back of £13.05bn of combined demand in the space of just three days. But there are more big tests for sterling funders in near future, with a bond market comeback for the UK’s Metro Bank being chief among them.
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Dutch insurers Achmea and ASR Nederland gave investors a rare chance to pick up Restricted Tier 1 (RT1) notes this week, with the latter having gone the extra mile to strengthen liquidity in its existing bonds.
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An innovation from Nationwide Building Society in the additional tier one market this week was almost overshadowed by the blowout performance of its new £600m issue. But FIG experts suggest the new feature, which gives issuers greater leeway to call bonds at first instance, might have popular appeal in the market.
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Italian banks from across the spectrum of credit quality have accessed debt capital markets this week, as they enjoy funding costs that might not have seemed possible in the middle of the term of the country’s previous government.
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