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◆ UK building society actively funding across markets and formats in the past four months ◆ Strategic sterling capital deal proactively manages AT1 stack ahead of call ◆ Senior non-preferred euro bond becomes joint tightest UK bank bond at the tenor since 2021
◆ Stability leads to third day of FIG sterling issuance ◆ Rabo prints its first tier two four years ◆ BBVA completes first sterling senior bond since 2020
◆ Follows similar deal from regional peer Swedbank ◆ But earlier bond was already trading wide of reoffer ◆ Pricing prioritised, says banker off deal
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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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European financial institution bond markets have been rallying this year as economic weakness raised expectations of renewed European Central Bank easing action. On Thursday, it delivered a new round of bank refinancing loans — sooner than thought, but reassuring nevertheless — presaging another move tighter in southern European credit. Bill Thornhill and Tyler Davies report. -
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UK banks have surfaced in the unsecured debt markets for the first time in about four months, buoyed by optimism about a series of crucial votes on Brexit in parliament next week. Experts suggest that the country’s financial institutions will have to get used to these sorts of narrow issuance windows, with the country yet to even start the most challenging stages of its exit from the European Union.
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The final text of the net stable funding ratio has improved slightly compared to earlier versions, but the covered bond industry’s hopes for equal treatment relative to senior unsecured debt has fallen on deaf ears. The Council of Europe is expected to adopt the regulation from mid-March before putting it to a parliamentary vote in April.
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