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Primary action in the US and several banks reporting points to a rebound of euro issuance this week
◆ Italian bank placed bond after tightening 7bp ◆ Banker said paucity of Italian covereds helped ◆ Covered market has slowed despite strong performance
◆ German bank pays small new issue premium ◆ Issuer could have tightened further, banker says ◆ Deal latest in raft of public sector covereds this year
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Market participants debate 300bp 'soft barrier' for AT1 resets as banks probe ever-improving cost of capital
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
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◆ What the most senior debt bankers in the world believe about next year ◆ Who's eating Credit Suisse ◆ If a property company falls in the forest and doesn't make a sound... -
In a year dominated by the collapse and takeover of Credit Suisse, financial institutions were keen to re‑establish investor confidence in some of the riskier asset classes. Axa led the way just weeks after the CS rescue with a €1bn subordinated bond. In the autumn, UBS made a bold statement about the stability of Swiss bank capital as it returned to AT1 issuance with two $1.75bn tranches. Elsewhere, banks dealt with tricky conditions and pulled off some skilfully timed transactions, underlining the market’s faith in mainstream currencies and emphasising the appeal of ESG labels
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Rate peak joy soothes angst over Austrian collapse, but losses will surface
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◆ Rate cut expectations raise appeal of bank debt ◆ NBC and Ally Financial push annual issuance to $593bn ◆ Yankee and US regional banks expected to lift supply in 2024
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Despite prevailing bleak sentiment from expensive Pfandbrief issuers, the market is bracing for the reopening of the long end of the market
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◆ Interest rate expectations power demand for higher yielding bonds, duration in covereds ◆ Synthetic indices tighten to fresh 12-month low ◆ Market in rude health for January issuance
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