Italy
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Crédit Agricole Italia’s eight year covered bond has the highest BondMarker average score of any deal issued so far this month. The transaction is closely followed by deals from Banco BPI and BPER Banka. Intesa Sanpaolo is leading among the six Italian covered bonds issued this year, but the survey is still open and some marks could yet improve. -
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Nexi, the Italian payments company, launched its long-awaited flotation on the Italian stock exchange on Monday — and investors are already eager to take a slice of the listing.
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Intesa Sanpaolo took advantage of the search for yield among Japanese investors this week to make its second outing in the Tokyo Pro-Bond market.
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UniCredit raised €1bn of additional tier one (AT1) capital on Tuesday without paying a premium to its investors. It had been encouraged to open a new deal after the financial institutions bond market jumped in the run-up to a series of votes on Brexit by the UK parliament.
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BPER Banca issued an exceptionally well subscribed Italian covered bond and, although it originally planned to issue a €500m no-grow, it took the unusual step of increasing the deal size to €600m "as a token gesture on behalf of the leads".
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Public sector borrowers are set to enjoy yet more enviable funding conditions in euros, with central banks on an even more dovish path than before. At least one benchmark is in the pipeline for next week, while this week a core eurozone issuer sold its largest ever deal.
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The European Central Bank struck a decidedly dovish tone at its meeting on Thursday, meaning there were no nasty surprises for SSAs planning bond issues in the coming days. A French agency is on screens for a deal in dollars this Friday, while euro and dollar benchmarks are slated for next week.
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The common eurozone sovereign bond keeps rearing its head as a supposed solution to the monetary union’s problems.
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Conditions in the primary market have been nothing short of remarkable towards the end of February, with cash-rich investors chasing down new issues and letting banks get away without paying premiums. But FIG bankers say that there is one section of the market that is unlikely to be allowed to join in the party: Italy’s second tier banks. Tyler Davies reports.
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Covered bonds issued by Intesa Sanpaolo, Axa Bank and Aktia on Tuesday “flew out the door”, according to leads, with the depth and breadth of demand surpassing expectations. The superb conditions may not last, but exuberance is expected to prevail for now.
