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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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The European Central Bank is not expected to provide too much detail on its forthcoming asset purchase programme on Thursday and will probably wait until September, bankers believe. Covered bonds have room to perform but, given negative yields and uncertainty over the scale and composition of purchases, not by much. -
Investors jumped at the chance to buy Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s Australian dollar covered bond on Wednesday.
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China tapped the sterling market through its London branch on Wednesday to become the first Chinese bank to sell a senior benchmark bond in the currency. Demand was driven by an anchor investor, with the lead managers increasing the size of deal to satisfy as many orders as possible.
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Participants in the financial institutions bond market have questioned whether the European Central Bank could begin buying senior unsecured bonds from banks, as part of a more aggressive quantitative easing programme. But analysts have been quick to dismiss the idea as implausible.
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Agricultural Bank of China’s Hong Kong branch raised $1bn from a single tranche floating rate note on Tuesday, pricing the deal tighter than its large Chinese state-owned banking peers.
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Banca Popolare di Sondrio tapped the FIG euro market this week, looking to bolster its subordinated capital buffer. The issuer had to pay an expensive coupon of 6.25% on the notes, but with this issuance it fulfils its minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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