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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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◆ Trade the first since merger in May ◆ New name appeals to sticky investors ◆ No concession needed to secure size -
◆ German bank's first sterling senior note in almost four years ◆ Premium paid ◆ Valuations 'quite squeezed' in wider sterling market
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◆ Debut deal follows similar private placement ◆ New deal prices tighter than the PP sold three months earlier ◆ 'Good timing' for debut offerings
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Banks must be careful not to throw out their babies with the bathwater as AI floods the business
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◆ Largest CEE deal since 2013 ◆ Issuer ends five year absence with tight print ◆ No concerns over French parent
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