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Macif sold the first ever transaction to include RT1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 tranches on 14 June, a €1.75bn three-tranche deal that attracted some €12.1bn of demand from more than 400 accounts, as the insurer successfully ...

Macif well positioned after €1.75bn M&A hat-trick

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Green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond issuance has trebled its share of key bank products in the first half of 2021, as banks increasingly seek to satisfy investors by reinforcing their ESG credentials and to leverage ...

SNP, Tier 2 lead H1 green and social bank bloom

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Crédit Agricole SA (CASA) achieved a participation rate of around 80% in a novel one-for-one exchange offer for holders of a £500m (€582m) Additional Tier 1 in June, with the majority of investors keen to switch from a ...

CASA £500m AT1 exchange beats expectations

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Groupama sold its inaugural green bond on 30 June, a €500m seven year Tier 3 transaction whose sustainable nature helped the French insurer achieve tight pricing, while Generali built on its prior green issuance with a ...

Groupama goes green in T3, Generali adds to ESG

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Crédit Agricole SA (CASA) on 20 May launched a novel one-for-one exchange offer for holders of its £500m (€582m) perpetual non-call June 2026 grandfathered Additional Tier 1 instrument, seeking to replace it with a fully ...

Crédit Agricole £500m AT1 exchange tackles Libor, CRR issues

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With rates markets having stabilised after a bout of uncertainty, the US credit market last week experienced renewed momentum, allowing an array of European banks to achieve stronger outcomes than available in a more ...

Dollar bank capital hits new highs as rates stabilise, overshadowing cautious euro mart

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Last week was the busiest of 2021 for subordinated insurance issuance, as AIA, Axa and CNP Assurances hit the market with benchmark trades, with the sector having this year proven stable against the backdrop of rates ...

Resilient credit market sets stage for burst of sub insurance hits from AIA, Axa, CNP

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MünchenerHyp issued its first senior non-preferred euro benchmark on Wednesday, a €500m eight year deal that is also its first senior green bond, with the German bank moving to take advantage of persistent demand in ...

MünchenerHyp begins benchmark SNP journey with green first

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Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) became the first bank to sell a euro-denominated senior preferred bond at a negative yield on Monday, after attracting €1.2bn of orders to a €500m five year issue that is the first deal to be ...

DKB breaks senior preferred negative yield ‘taboo’ with GBS first

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