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Going into the final week of January, the primary market for financial institutions issuance is still buoyant, undeterred by rich valuations and the potential for repricing, as ample liquidity and the big picture of rates ...

Primary defies concerns as investors lap up FI supply, driving spreads and NIPs tighter

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Insurance hybrids proved the flavour of the month in the opening weeks of 2024, with Axa attracting peak demand of over €8bn to a €1.5bn inaugural RT1, while an Allianz €1.5bn Tier 2 was able to outperform bank ...

Allianz, Axa star as sub insurance hits sweet spot

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Going into the final quarter of 2023, the outlook is uncertain after the Fed at its last meeting hammered home its “higher for longer” message. But although the credit market remains subject to the whims of the rates ...

Tone downbeat in wake of hawkish Fed, but selective opportunities for issuance remain

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The resumption of euro unsecured bank issuance today (Tuesday) comes on the back of a rapid recovery from post-SVB and Credit Suisse lows, with even AT1s having rebounded strongly. The ball is now in the court of central ...

Euro bank debt recovers strongly to reopen ahead of Easter, as rate outlook improves

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With market conditions having cooled in the past fortnight on the back of surprisingly strong data out of the US but also Europe, issuers can expect to encounter more modest demand and pay higher new issue premiums than ...

Pause for thought after blistering FIG start as volatility rises on persistent inflation prints

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A collapse in spreads on the back of technicals and a positive reading of the latest economic and geopolitical developments paved the way for Toronto-Dominion to tap the euro market today (Monday), but imminent downside ...

TD Bank hits euros as spreads rebound, but positivity set to be tested in ‘critical week’

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The first euro benchmark AT1 deals of the year have successfully hit the market amid a string of FIG trades, as issuers have sought to take advantage of a recovery in sentiment to get ahead in funding plans. But with spreads ...

Downside risks return to the fore after resurgent primary phase for FIG issuance

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Mapfre paid a negligible new issue premium when issuing the first subordinated insurance trade in euros since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday, a €500m eight year deal that drew close to €1.7bn of orders ...

Mapfre Tier 3 debut achieves minimal NIP

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“Faster, higher, stronger — together.” The Olympic motto has not only been in evidence in Beijing this month, but at the ECB in Frankfurt and across the Federal Reserve System, with inflation forcing their hands. The ...

Primary hit by curve repricings as inflation hastens rate, purchase programme moves

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