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◆ US asset manager is a rare name in the bond market ◆ Sterling leg comes alongside triple tranche dollar deal ◆ £9.9bn Schroders acquisition to close in the fourth quarter
◆ 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
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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 Central Bank’s liquidity stress test requires banks to report the maximum volume of covered bonds they could issue. This sends the wrong message to issuers who will think it is alright to max out on covered bond issuance, even though it reduces the overcollateralisation (OC) that is there to protect investors. -
Deutsche Bank has pulled about $5.25bn equivalent of non-preferred senior funding out of the market in the past two weeks, stomaching higher funding costs than some of its peers. The bank’s treasurer told GlobalCapital this week that it was prudent to step into the market now, with the issuer having cut through half of its target for loss-absorbing debt issuance in 2019.
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Crédit Agricole provided no let-up in the disappointing performances of fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) desks in French banks’ fourth quarter results. By one measure it was the lender's worst quarterly result there in more than six years.
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Vakifbank has found competitive funding with a privately placed covered bond, its second of the year, sold via sole lead manager Credit Suisse, even though the publicly syndicated Turkish covered bond market has been closed for some time.
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Svenska Handelsbanken found strong demand at tight levels for a new additional tier one this week, helping to put to bed any concerns that the market might be languishing after the first ever ‘non-call’ in asset class.
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BBVA did not have to offer any premium to investors to bring in a new tier two bond on Thursday, according to lead managers, as asset managers show renewed thirst for debt from southern European financial institutions.
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