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Four out of the six major money center banks boost new year issuance volume at tight spreads
◆ Largest book of the week for a euro tier two ◆ Priced flat to fair value ◆ 'Sensible' pricing, rival banker says
◆ Italian bank increased benchmark size to €750m ◆ Deal expected to perform in secondary ◆ Covered was one of two issued on Thursday
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Classic January new issue volumes as barely there premiums come into vogue but US banks threaten to crowd out Europeans
Avoiding unsecured euro issuance, French banks have concentrated funding in dollars and covered bonds as they eye record start
Unsecured bonds could become more expensive to issue, covered bonds cheaper
Vagueness over the future of AT1s pushes market rethink, though implementation is unlikely to come soon
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◆ Book drops most pronounced in tier two market ◆ Erste lands new deal at fair value even after losing half its orders ◆ Commerz suffers due to marginal premium -
◆ UniPol's first issuance since reorganisation in early 2025 ◆ Book grew after spread tightening ◆ Tier one supply will be 'scarce' in 2026, predicts banker
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◆ Principality Building Society amasses £1.05bn order book ◆ 50bp was best-case target says banker on deal… ◆ …and investors welcomed new UK covered issuer
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◆ Deal came on busy day with €13bn of volume across secured and unsecured FIG issuance ◆ €2.1bn final book ◆ Flat to fair value or even negative concession
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◆ Landesbank returns to benchmark capital issuance for first time since 2021 ◆ Gathers attention of bigger investors in busy FIG market ◆ Italy's Banca Ifis completes first tier two foray in more than five years
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◆ Canadian bank lands tightest euro covered this year ◆ Further Canadian issuance on the day ◆ Banker on the deal said tranches were priced just inside fair value
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