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Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital
◆ French bank has had a busy 2026, issuing across currencies and asset classes◆ Cross-currency rates at 'optimal level' for diversification play, lead manager said ◆ Fair value debated
Very few, if any, Gulf issuers are looking at sterling bonds
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Favourable market conditions have made raising debt like 'fishing with dynamite' for bank issuers. But concerns are mounting about volatility ahead
French bank scoops top spot overall, while BNP Paribas leads in senior and Crédit Agricole in capital
Late-week surge shows investors remain hungry for paper despite macro volatility
Classic January new issue volumes as barely there premiums come into vogue but US banks threaten to crowd out Europeans
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◆ Book falls €150m from its peak ◆ Leads pledge €107m ◆ Single A deal tricky to compare -
◆ New Zealand bank prints for first time in more than a year ◆ Deal execution is one of the best from the issuer for senior funding in euros in recent years ◆ Pricing comes close to FV
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Stale secondary curves send average new issue premiums wider
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◆ Commerzbank opts to raise long end senior funding for 2025 a week after dollar AT1 ◆ BFCM goes longer compared to recent multi-tranche Samurai ◆ Commerz pays no premium, BFCM offers slight concession
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◆ Deal comes close to fair value ◆ Shorter tenor offers investors something different ◆ Mass wave of sterling supply not expected to follow
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◆ Strong demand allows for tight pricing ◆ New bond pulls Achmea's curve tighter ◆ 'Odd size' wraps up Dutch firm's covered funding
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