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◆ French bank pulled its €500m capital funding in early January amid crowded market ◆ New deal offers some call premium compared to the earlier bullet note ◆ Clears with up to 5bp-10bp new issue premium
Upcoming supply expected to skew shorter despite long end demand
◆ Callable FRN structure is ‘positive evolution’ ◆ Longer fixed tranche draws €5.6bn orders ◆ ‘Duration for high quality names still sought
Investors are ready to embrace unsecured bank debt yet again — but at double digit new issue concessions
Order books shrink when issuers tighten pricing as investor expectations of rate cuts shift
Investors have swarmed to FIG FRNs despite looming interest rate cuts
Flurry of issuance satisfies parched investors and raises hopes for more across the capital structure
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CFO and former trader is seen as natural successor after Noel Quinn unexpectedly stepped down -
New recruits come as bank wants to build up capital markets business again
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New issue premiums increased in the second half of April amid shifting rates expectations
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◆ Issuance may be concentrated on Tuesday after a single deal on Monday ◆ Prospects for euro paper brighter than dollars ◆ AT1s in any currency likely to do well in this market
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A smattering of deals could arrive later this week as issuers navigate public holidays
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Dutch lender came 1bp inside recent 12 year German deals
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◆ Lender takes advantage of demand for higher yielding FIG names ◆ Completes annual funding and MREL requirements ahead of time ◆ Other lower tier European issuers execute similar deals
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The Aussie dollar investor pool is diverse deep; dive in and take size
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Lower funding needs and tight senior spreads supress Aussie dollar covered supply
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European financial institutions — already facing a narrow issuance window over the next couple of weeks — must also navigate renewed rates volatility
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◆ Volatility spikes across markets and asset classes ◆ Citi differentiates from peers by funding at short end too ◆ Amex shows demand for FIG bonds as it issues senior and subordinated debt with negative NIP
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Sergio Herran to swap debt syndication for rates trading
Polls and awards
The covered bond market met in Munich on Thursday to celebrate its best at our gala dinner
GlobalCapital hosted the 2023 Bond Awards on Wednesday night, gathering together the market’s best and brightest across treasury teams, investment banks, investors, rating agencies, law firms and tech providers.
The best banks, issuers, platform providers and deals of 2023 will be announced at a gala industry dinner in Munich on September 14
Polling for GlobalCapital's Covered Bond Awards 2021 closes at 5:30pm London time on Monday, August 16, so please be sure to cast your firm’s vote if you haven’t already done so. Preliminary data shows that the frontrunners for many awards are in close contention, so every vote stands to make a huge difference.
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