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UK lender aiming to position itself close to peers in euros
◆ Issuer solves for size ◆ Slim, single digit premium paid ◆ Seven years a popular tenor for French banks this year
Slim pick-up over larger Nordic peers expected on what could be Sparebanken Sør’s final euro outing
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Deal reviews
◆ Issuer solves for size ◆ Slim, single digit premium paid ◆ Seven years a popular tenor for French banks this year
◆ Lack of comps making finding fair value tricky ◆ Leads spot the deal flat ◆ Demand strong despite contractual structure
◆ French firm sells its first mortgage-backed deal since April 2023 ◆ Negative new issue premium paid ◆ French firms enjoy positive political tailwind
◆ Investors flock to €300m print ◆ Bond priced flat to fair value ◆ Deal spotted tighter almost immediately in secondary
Opinion
The investment bank compensation process is as much ritual as reckoning — a yearly exercise in hope, dread, and, for some, quiet fury. But while everyone’s sweats over their number, few stop to ask how it’s calculated. Here’s a blow-by-blow breakdown of what really happens behind closed doors
If bankers face tough rules over personal investments, shouldn’t politicians too?
EGBs and USTs are having trouble too; what makes the UK any different?
Access to the UK market cannot be taken for granted
Analysis
Senior unsecured competition to put pressure on covered pipeline
Covered and corporate issuers almost wholly responsible for lower volumes
European banks well-insulated from tariff talk, but negative sentiment clouds pipeline
Stubborn SSA market sets floor on covereds as regional differences evaporate
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