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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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Crédit Agricole put out price thoughts for a non-preferred senior bond in the Euroyen market on Wednesday, getting the ball rolling on its third public debt offering in the space of a week. -
Turkish lender QNB Finansbank has mandated six banks to arrange a dollar 5.5 year Reg S/144A benchmark senior bond, the first senior bond from a Turkish bank since March.
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Investors have moved on quickly from the first ever non-call decision on an additional tier one instrument this month, allowing banks to thrive in the new issue market. The feeling among some funds is that any fears about extension risk have simply been overdone.
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Standard Chartered posted stronger numbers for financial markets products last quarter than its peers, with the investment bank also reducing credit impairment levels.
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ICBC Financial Leasing Co pulled off an ultra-tight spread on both tranches of a $1.5bn bond. The issuer built a mammoth order book with generous initial guidance but ultimately pushed investors inside fair value estimates.
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The EU’s first piece of sustainable finance legislation sets rules for green investment indices. That is all well and good, but more promising is a hint that all the ordinary indices may have to admit how un-green they are.
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