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Fog lingers over loss-absorbing debt
As European banks bolster their loss-absorbing debt to meet new regulatory requirements, the role played by senior preferred and Tier 2 debt in capital stacks remains uncertain due to regulatory uncertainty.
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MREL uncertainty lifts after Europe strikes deal
Europe has taken a step closer to hammering out a region-wide framework for loss-absorbing debt, two years after the European Commission proposed how it would implement global standards.
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MREL certainty nears as Council and Parliament strike deal
The European Council and Parliament took a step closer to hammering out a regionwide framework that will see the implementation of global standards for loss-absorbing debt in Europe, two years after the European Commission proposal.
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Munich Re underwrites success with generous premium
A healthy new issue premium helped Munich Re pull off a strong result for its first subordinated bond since 2012, uncovering over €2.5bn of demand as broader markets sold off and TSB had to shelve a covered bond.
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JBIC sticks to tried and tested, EIB flies
Japan Bank for International Cooperation joined the US dollar primary fray on Tuesday, sticking to its tried-and-tested dual- tranche approach, as the European Investment Bank was putting the final touches to an over twice subscribed no-grow US$3bn transaction.
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Improving economics lure EBRD to sterling, more to follow
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is bringing its first fixed-rate sterling bond in over four years, drawn by the better funding costs offered in the currency.
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MOVES-Oteh leaves World Bank to join Oxford University
World Bank vice president and treasurer Arunma Oteh will leave the bank on December 1, according to market sources, to join St Antony’s College, Oxford University, as an academic scholar in January.
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Italy stays at home as volatility flares
The Republic of Italy turned to the safety of its domestic retail market to raise funding last week, as the volatility that has stalked markets for weeks showed little sign of letting up.
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Easy times over as QE fades
My Money Bank failed to find enough demand to get a debut covered bond over the line last Thursday, the clearest sign yet that the ECB’s exit from the market could have broad repercussions for the asset class.
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Positive spread draws crowd for LBP
A 10-year covered bond for La Banque Postale managed to draw a book of €1bn, helped by the positive spread on offer, giving the market some reassurance as it enters the last stages of the ECB QE programme.
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