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◆ Friday Italian capital raising completed ahead of potential big issuance next week ◆ Strong market tone drives rise in AT1 bids ◆ Bank marches inside 300bp reset but also through recent Commerzbank spread
◆ Unusually busy Friday for European bank funding ◆ Small premium, large demand ◆ Meanwhile 10 year OAT-Bund spread breaches 100bp
◆ Larger-than-usual size ◆ Constructive Friday opening led to three well-received FIG trades ◆ ...of which Alpha may have paid the least NIP
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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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The euro covered bond market is ‘wide open’ for any UK bank following a successful transaction this week from Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) and before that, Lloyds Bank. This supply could also provide a vital stepping stone to the first UK senior deal in euros this year, said bankers. -
Metro Bank’s first quarter trading update, published on Wednesday, revealed that commercial depositors pulled cash out of the bank after the January trading update that stunned capital market participants. Metro is looking to raise equity in the next two months, before issuing £500m of tier two debt later in the year.
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group was marketing a long-dated senior bond in the dollar market on Thursday, copying Barclay’s choice of currency with its first deal after results.
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For all its woes, Deutsche Bank’s corporate finance business has much to play for in EMEA, writes David Rothnie.
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Santander attracted strong demand for a €1.5bn 12 year covered bond issued on Tuesday, helped by the rarity of Spanish covered bond supply and the relatively attractive return over mid-swaps.
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This year’s covered bond market's performance could come back to bite it. Limited supply should support the market, but ultra-tight spreads and low yields have left investors vulnerable to a sell-off — not least because they have been forced to extend duration in search of a return.
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