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ASN Bank compresses funding cost with second EuGB

◆ ASN's tightest senior bond since 2021 ◆ Dutch lender becomes only the second FIG borrower to have issued more than one European Green Bond ◆ Deal comes hours before 'massive rally' ensues from opening of Strait of Hormuz
◆ Issuer’s first EuGB hybrid 10 times covered at peak ◆ Tight senior/sub spreads attractive for issuers... ◆ ...while solid yields entice investors

Returning Hypo Noe benefits from having euro FIG market on its own

◆ Austrian lender's first bond issue of the year ◆ Achieves investor diversification beyond core buyers in DACH, says lead ◆ Moves pricing more than most of its past senior trades

AIIB's 'trade of the day' breaks dollar spread record

◆ Bond tightens in grey market after record Treasury level ◆ Goldilocks scenario drew investors ◆ Canadian SSAs back in dollars
◆ Issuer’s first EuGB hybrid 10 times covered at peak ◆ Tight senior/sub spreads attractive for issuers... ◆ ...while solid yields entice investors
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  • The coronavirus pandemic has made for a busy time for Europe’s equity capital markets with all manner of emergency capital raises and block sales being done alongside even the odd IPO. Market participants expect the pace of issuance to run on in the weeks ahead after May turned out to be one of the best months of the last few years.
  • Spanish house prices fell for the first time in four years in the first quarter this year, but even so, the Cédulas market is in a much stronger position to weather further expected falls than it was when house prices dove in 2007 and 2012. And based on the recent performance, even if spreads were to widen, some investors would be likely to consider the move as an opportunity to buy.
  • Renault, the French car company, has arranged an up to €5bn short-term credit facility backed by its government, as fierce complaints have followed similar guarantees in other industries.