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Bank issuance ranges from strategic tier one capital to insurance subsidiary funding externalisation and big senior bond offerings
◆ €500m trade twice covered ◆ Investors showing less preference for tier twos, rival banker says ◆ Low-to-mid single digit concession
◆ Receptive but crowded FIG market requires concessions for funding to clear ◆ BBVA goes big with its first SP in more than two years ◆ Bawag issues first bond after PTSB acquisition
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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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Citi and KBC Group led the way on Wednesday in what was a very busy day for new bond supply from financial institutions, with issuers taking advantage of stellar market conditions to raise funding ahead of reporting their first quarter earnings. -
First Abu Dhabi Bank printed a rare three year floating rate note on Tuesday inside its fixed rate curve. Investors flocked to the deal as a “risk-free” way to park cash, according to a syndicate official on the deal.
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The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah came to market for $500m on Tuesday, managing to slice 25bp from initial price thoughts to the final spread.
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Toronto–Dominion Bank’s (TD) €1.75bn five year covered bond, which was issued on Wednesday, was priced 13bp tighter than where it might have launched in January when five other Canadian borrowers entered the market with similar deals.
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Two capital markets specialists have founded an electronic auction platform for issuing benchmark bonds.
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Despite higher than expected issuance so far this year, the covered bond market shows little sign of fatigue. Investors seem desperate to get hold of whatever comes their way, for fear of missing out.
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