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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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Lloyds Bank, Virgin Money and Skipton Building Society took advantage of an improvement in market conditions since the European Central Bank’s policy meeting, and the UK Parliament’s efforts to legislate against leaving Europe without a deal, to issue a string of successful covered bonds this week.
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The order book for Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale’s (Helaba) €1bn 10 year public sector backed Pfandbrief was quick to build reflecting the view that the bonds were priced cheaply and that spreads will almost certainly tighten, said bankers. -
Former Deutsche Bank DCM head Miles Millard has joined ING as head of global capital markets Leo-Hendrik Greve left the job in September last year, and has now landed at boutique Bowline Capital Partners.
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LBBW joined CaixaBank is raising social bond funding in the euro market this week, but the German lender struggled to build up demand and tighten pricing for its €500m deal.
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Permanent TSB raised €300m with its first senior issuance for the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) on Thursday, arriving in the market two weeks after its peer Bank of Ireland had to pull a deal because of Brexit-induced volatility.
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Two Canadian issuers revitalised the dollar covered bond market this week as Royal Bank of Canada raised €1.5bn of three year funding on Tuesday at half the cost of its senior funding and at a substantially lower cost than a year ago. The transaction was followed by Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (FCDQ) which opened order books for another three year on Thursday.
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