Issues

Market is ‘more confident than it has been in a long time’ as regulation paves way for normalisation in 2024

◆ Two banks print €2bn on the back of almost €5.5bn combined demand ◆ Investors keen to pick up yield through subordinated debt ◆ All this, despite tier two paper trading tighter than a year ago

Solid enough deals from car sector but without the blowout response some hoped would show market strength

Issuing a bond in 2024 will look very different from when many sovereigns last came to the market

A further four banks will follow on Wednesday, including one with a 10 year deal

Limited central bank support and an already jittery investor base mean 2024’s year of elections could be rough

Austrian bank bumps equity capital markets 16 year veteran up to head business

The ebullient market conditions as 2023 ends are unlikely to last. Issuers must be ready for liquidity to ebb abruptly

LBBW and Commerzbank reserve their slots early for first trading day of 2024 with December mandate announcements

Letting the biggest issuers test the market in the first two weeks of 2024 could pay off for tiddlers

Sovereign cuts issuance by €60bn but market readies for another year of hefty SSA issuance

Sovereigns have managed to source other financing while bond markets have closed to them