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◆ French bank secures 'surprising' demand... ◆... giving the option to go big ahead of national budget ◆ Concessions debated, but higher premium and spreads lure buyers
The Canadian bank regulator has risked upsetting reciprocity talks with the EU over a cut to its risk weighting for Canadian covered bonds
◆ Best window of the week, lead says ◆ Less concession than other recent deals ◆ Danske "pretty much done" for 2026 funding plan
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Higher new issue premiums make deals shine amid market volatility
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
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As hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson takes power in the UK, the European Commission is set to claim that the equivalence test for financial firms is tougher when the country in question is heavily connected to the EU.
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HSBC’s new global banking boss has quietly redesigned the division and fleshed out a cohesive corporate finance strategy that plays to its strengths, writes David Rothnie.
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HSBC’s Doody moves to New York — LCH hires Créd Ag’s Girolami — Mizuho chooses Slavinskiy for EMEA IB
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JP Morgan became the first US bank to issue a preferred bond linked at the back-end to the secured overnight financing rate (Sofr), amid a torrent of bank supply in dollars this week.
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UK capital markets are once again in flux and in the dark over the country’s future, as new prime minister Boris Johnson vowed to take the UK out of the European Union on October 31 “do or die”, write Sam Kerr, Tyler Davies and Owen Sanderson.
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