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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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◆ Two non-EU banks hit the senior market with green bonds ◆ SMFG's first deal in 15 months benefits from scarcity value ◆ Landsbankinn compresses Icelandic bank spreads but pays higher premium than larger European issuers -
◆ Deal follows recent tier two success ◆ Issuers 'need to be fair' when approaching market ◆ LBBW announces Berlin Hyp rebrand
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◆ Emerging market and financial institution bonds on fire after Fed cut ◆ Huge demand spurs massive issuance ◆ But signs of weakness appear in corporates and public sector bonds
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◆ Austrian bank returns to senior market with a green bond for first time since January 2023 ◆ Since then it has issued a covered bond and two types of capital ◆ New deal is longer and tighter than last year's funding
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◆ Dollar investors hungry for high yielding European AT1s ◆ ANZ adds diversity to Yankee supply with tier two and senior ◆ US insurance companies fund too
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Banks are looking at next five weeks to raise anything from deeply subordinated capital to senior debt
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