Capital and covered in focus as FIG heats up

The bank capital market is beginning to show signs of the predicted deluge of September supply, with HSBC bringing its first tier two bond in three years on Tuesday, Crédit Agricole on the road for a Coco, and Intesa Sanpaolo Vita meeting investors for a euro subordinated deal. Covered bonds have also been pouring out this week, but while the senior pipeline is bulging, there were no deals in the euro market on Tuesday or Wednesday — and the deals that came on Monday had mixed fortunes.