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◆ Deal followed HSBC's €3.75bn three part deal... ◆ ... and paid less NIP, tackling shorter end of curve ◆ Book grew after price revision
◆ 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
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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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Market participants are confident that FIG issuance will pick up next week but there are concerns around secondary performance. They are likely to pay close attention to how this week’s deals from Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse fare before marketing their own. -
HSBC’s chief executive was dislodged by the force of the challenges facing the bank. Now, its global markets division is under pressure as senior management continues with reform, writes David Rothnie.
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Sparebanken Vest (SparVest) on Thursday became the fourth Norwegian bank to publish a green bond framework and one of the first to publish a framework that is aligned with the European Union’s proposed standards for green bonds.
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Credit Suisse sold a dollar-denominated additional tier one (AT1) bond on Wednesday. Despite hefty demand for the notes, the issuer only revised the pricing by a small margin as market turmoil increased through the day.
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Political chaos in Italy disguises the progress made turning around the country’s banking sector.
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Spanish impact fund Magallanes Impacto and India’s Northern Arc Capital’s joint investment in a Rp1.06bn ($15m) ‘pooled bond’ transaction highlighted foreign investors’ interests in India’s non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), as cash-strapped lenders look for alternative sources of funding. Addison Gong reports.
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