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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
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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

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The slide in French government bonds this week raises concerns for the country's banks and companies
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Higher new issue premiums make deals shine amid market volatility
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Conducive credit markets and tight spreads to lure issuers as risks loom on the horizon
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Contrasting investor receptions in euro and sterling markets but new issue premiums rise in both
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  • Bankers and investors are expecting lower volumes of non-preferred senior issuance for 2019, with the majority of issuers looking at the asset class tending to be smaller and infrequent users of capital markets.
  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank made light work of a preferred senior bond sale on Thursday, having returned to the euro market after failing at its first attempt at debuting in the asset class, earlier in January. With issuance conditions still improving, DCM bankers expect more banks to take advantage of a deal window at the beginning of February.
  • Asia’s sustainability market took a big step forward this week when Kookmin Bank priced a Basel III-compliant tier two bond with a sustainability label — the first of its kind in the region. Morgan Davis reports.
  • Abundant supply, a diverse crop of issuers and some rare long-tenor deals characterised Asia’s bond market ahead of the week-long Chinese New Year holiday, setting the stage for a positive February. Addison Gong reports.
  • Most bond investors are making minimal effort to lobby companies to improve their performance on climate change, a new report has found. Some feel they haven’t the right to make demands; some leave it to equity colleagues; some do not see it as relevant.
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