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Central and Eastern Europe earmarked as an area of growth by market participants
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◆ ING brings its first euro capital trade of 2026 ◆ Fair value debated ◆ ING's and Intesa's tier two deals were "not a competition"
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◆ Dutch bank goes 'head to head' with Alphabet in euros ◆ Brings its longest ever opco tranche ◆ Book skewed towards two year FRN
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Market participants gathering in Stavanger will focus on market growth
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Smaller order books and tighter new issue premiums characterise new phase
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◆ Issuer attracted order book of €1bn ◆ Bid-to-cover ratio was consistent with recent precedents◆ Fair value not easy to establish
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European and other regulators are working on reforms to make covered bond funding more efficient
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◆ Bank prints first Belgian covered in over six months ◆ Issuer caps order size at €750m from start ◆ Covereds this week offering more new issue concession
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◆ €1.5bn covered is ING's first of 2026 ◆ 5bp of concession ◆ 'Sweet spot' tenor
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Higher yielding bank capital remains popular in dollars as HSBC stretches out to a 10 year non-call period
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◆ Issuance plans were disrupted by war in the Middle East ◆ Spread tightened by 4bp ◆ NIBC is going to be acquired by ABN Amro
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◆ Issuer's first in almost a year ◆ Issuer opts for no-grow deal ◆ Investors show greater price despite stronger market on Monday