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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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MetLife closed a funding agreement-backed (FAB) deal on Tuesday — its first euro bond offering since January 2015. The deal was more than three times subscribed, showing that investors are eager to diversify their portfolios into euro insurance paper. -
Gentlemen’s agreements seem like a quaint idea when billions of dollars are up for grabs, yet, bafflingly, the capital markets continue relying on them. It’s time to stop assuming borrowers will blindly do what financiers want when there is a cheaper, easier or more sensible option for treasuries to take.
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Leeds Building Society showed genuine leadership on Tuesday with its first Sonia-linked covered bond, a deal that was priced tightly with a well subscribed order book. Its stance stood in contrast to UK Parliamentarians, who dithered on a series of indicative votes on alternative Brexit strategies that were held on Monday night.
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The final text of the Covered Bond Directive offers the opportunity for issuers and regulators to secure covered bonds by a wider range of assets than currently permitted. Bankers said on Tuesday that the wording strikes a good balance that provides flexibility for innovation while also protecting the product’s credit quality.
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Volksbank Wien placed its debut additional tier one deal on Tuesday, becoming the latest financial institution to revisit a transaction that was first floated in late 2018.
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Blowout books helped NIBC Bank crank in the pricing by 50bp for its first ever non-preferred senior transaction on Tuesday, with the Dutch lender eyeing a ratings upgrade as a result of its work to build out a stack of debt for the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).
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