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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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Nordea Asset Management’s European Covered Bond Opportunities fund has gotten off to a flying start, having been launched in February on the premise it would deliver twice the return of its low duration predecessor. -
Banks have pumped $1.9tr into fossil fuel financing since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to a new report. This is despite the widespread push from investors and shareholders for a greener approach to funding business.
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Debt capital market officials are curious to see whether financial institutions bond investors are prepared to welcome deals from rarer and smaller names, after the boom in supply in March.
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The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah has picked banks for a dollar benchmark, keeping up the steady flow of Middle Eastern paper.
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The European Council and Parliament signed a deal last week regarding the bloc’s financial supervisors. The European Banking Authority was set to receive new anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities, but member states blocked some attempts to centralise supervisory powers.
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Canadian regulator Carolyn Rogers has been appointed as the next secretary general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, replacing William Coen.
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