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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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The European Banking Authority has gone to the private sector for its next appointment as chair. -
The Estonian Financial Services Authority this week ordered Danske Bank to leave the country. The Danish lender replied that it would exit the Baltics and Russia as a whole. Meanwhile, the Estonian regulator and its Danish counterpart are under investigation for a possible breach of European Union law in relation to Danske’s money laundering scandal.
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A flood of orders helped ING Groep to price a $1.25bn additional tier one on top of fair value on Tuesday, with the Reg S dollar market back in action after Banco Santander’s landmark extension decision.
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Santander Consumer Finance was about four times subscribed for a €1bn senior deal on Tuesday, with the euro primary market firing on all cylinders.
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OP Corporate Bank came with tight pricing for its first ever green bond on Tuesday. The Finnish lender took just two and a half hours to complete its trade, over three months after it first spoke with investors about a possible transaction.
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Unione di Banche Italiane issued the most heavily subscribed Obbligazioni Bancarie Garantite since January 2013, showing that, despite pricing over 100bp tighter than Italian government bonds, it offered value to some investors. Demand was probably boosted by an improvement in sentiment that followed comments from the European Central Bank suggesting a new stimulus package is in the offing.
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