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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 Covered Bond Awards 2019 survey is off to a very strong start with roughly 300 completed responses registered in the first week. Two banks are running neck and neck for the top award, but with four weeks to go, pecking orders can change. -
A cavalcade of “familiar names” have come to the market over the last week. SSAs, corporates and FIG issuers printed across the euro curve, while a trio of supranationals were also active in emerging market currencies.
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UBS’s investment bank had a mixed performance in the second quarter, with advisory and underwriting performance defying expectations to rise by some way, while trading revenues fell, the bank showed in its results on Tuesday.
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Waterfall Asset Management’s 2017 NPL securitization of Creval loans, Elrond NPL, has been downgraded as collections fell short of expectations. Scope Ratings said that cumulative collections were only 75% of those in the original business plan, with cash still stuck in challenging court processes.
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With yields at all-time lows and spreads continuing to fall, it is difficult to find value in covered bonds. But with supply drying up and further stimulus from the European Central Bank on the way, there are some overlooked parts of the market which ought to perform, traders say.
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Banca Popolare di Sondrio is set to become the latest Italian bank to access the market for subordinated debt this month, tapping into a thirst for yield among European investors.
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