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The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate the deals, institutions and individuals that have made their mark over the past year
This year's foreign FIG issuance in dollars is already more than 7% higher than all of 2025
First defence labelled bond from outside of Europe is likely to be followed with more Canadian issuance
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The slide in French government bonds this week raises concerns for the country's banks and companies
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
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EU supervisors should not need Andrea Enria, chair of the European Banking Authority, to tell them that full transparency on Pillar 2 is beneficial for the capital markets. It should have been clear all along. -
The Bank of England has said that it will publish the results of its hotly anticipated stress test of major UK banks next week, rather than in December as originally planned. The performance of the country's lenders has been in focus amid uncertainty around Brexit.
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HSBC Canada opened books on Tuesday for its first covered bond and followed in the same three year maturity, and with the same starting spread, as DBS Bank's issue on Monday. But, after several hours, when the spread was fixed at the initial level, lead managers failed to update investors on the order book size, leading some to question how well the deal was going.
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Société Générale has agreed to pay $1.34bn in fines and an enhanced monitoring programme for violating US sanctions against Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Myanmar and North Korea, according to notices issued by US agencies on Monday.
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Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC) has dipped into the euro market for the first time to diversify its investor base, despite having no real need for the currency and having to pay up for the fundraising.
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DBS Bank attracted a strong order book for its $1.25bn three year covered bond, the largest ever issued by an Asian bank.
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Bond market's leading performers recognised at GlobalCapital's annual awards ceremony
The awards recognise the market's leading deals, issuers, banks and other participants
The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
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