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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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The final text of the Covered Bond Directive was approved on Wednesday and will go to the European Parliament in Strasbourg for a final vote in mid-April. -
China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing Co reintroduced bonds backed by loans to the Asian market this week, but the revival of such a rare structure for the region comes with challenges and concerns.
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Danmarks Skibskredit has mandated leads for a 3.5 year single A rated Danish covered bond secured on shipping loans.
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Skipton Building Society took advantage of a strong credit market and brief hiatus in the quickly evolving and politically chaotic backdrop to Brexit to issue a £600m five year Sonia linked covered bond. The deal was more heavily subscribed and attracted a broader range of investors than any of its previous deals, yet was priced with little or no new issue premium.
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Vakifbank will be the next borrower to join the growing list of Turkish credits returning to the bond market after the nation’s currency crisis in 2018.
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Crédit Agricole Italia’s eight year covered bond has the highest BondMarker average score of any deal issued so far this month. The transaction is closely followed by deals from Banco BPI and BPER Banka. Intesa Sanpaolo is leading among the six Italian covered bonds issued this year, but the survey is still open and some marks could yet improve.
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