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Intesa Chairman: Bond Sale Is Vote of Confidence - Wall Street Journal

Intesa Chairman: Bond Sale Is Vote of Confidence
Wall Street Journal
That could mean buying Italian government bonds and pocketing the carry trade or interest-rate premium, he conceded, adding that the bank judged the reward for the putative risk in Italian Treasury bonds as "very interesting." While Intesa Sanpaolo is ...
IFR Comment: Italy's Intesa piques interest with 18-month dealInternational Financing Review

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Australia's small banks set to feel funding pinch - Reuters

Australia's small banks set to feel funding pinch
Reuters
The premium has probably now widened out to 40bp-50bp. NOT ACCORDING TO PLAN The situation isn't exactly what the government had in mind when it decided last year to allow covered bonds; that move was intended to make it cheaper for Australia's banks ...

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Finland basks in Triple A glow as bond flies - Reuters

Finland basks in Triple A glow as bond flies
Reuters
On a swaps-adjusted basis, he estimated the new issue premium on the new 15-year bond was around 5 basis points, compared with a 7 basis point premium paid by Belgium earlier this month on its 10-year 4.5 billion euro trade.

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ASIA CREDIT UPDATE: Wharf new bonds rally, Chinese property underperforms - Reuters

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ASIA CREDIT UPDATE: Wharf new bonds rally, Chinese property underperforms
Reuters
Newly sold bonds from Hong Kong conglomerate Wharf Holdings made a strong debut after it paid a generous premium but Chinese property credits underperformed on talk of poor January sales. "Wharf paid a good new issue premium and now it is in line with ...
Wharf upsizes bond to $600 million amid roaring demandFinanceAsia

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Santander set to reopen Spanish covered bond mart - Reuters

Santander set to reopen Spanish covered bond mart
Reuters
According to a lead manager, the new issue premium is between 15bp-20bp versus the bank's outstanding curve. Spanish banks have struggled to fund in the public market since the summer as investors shunned banks exposed to peripheral sovereigns.

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