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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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FIG issuers should look back on 2024 as a year well played -
Rising supply and a lack of secondary market performance put investors off covered bonds
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◆ Spreads too good for banks to regret issuing ◆ One of the busiest September starts in US FIG ◆More than a dozen foreign banks print over $27bn in just three days
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◆ Issuer meets target with debut deal ◆ Deal comes 2bp back of recent Italian supply ◆ Trade follows two day marketing period
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◆ Big orders and minimal premium for senior sale ◆ NatWest brings affordable housing bond ◆ Dutch debut from Triodos
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◆ Two new dollar deals push European weekly tally to 10 notes ◆ ING goes for Reg S docs... ◆... as UBS eyes sub-7% pricing with global offering
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