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◆ Note is the issuer’s first in euros since 2022 ◆ Slim pick-up paid over larger peers ◆ Little impact from upcoming merger
◆ Deal is TSB’s second in euros ◆ Minimal concession paid ◆ Bond offers single digit spread over UK peers
Almost one in five euro benchmarks have been tightened by a double digit spread this year
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◆ Note is the issuer’s first in euros since 2022 ◆ Slim pick-up paid over larger peers ◆ Little impact from upcoming merger
◆ Deal is TSB’s second in euros ◆ Minimal concession paid ◆ Bond offers single digit spread over UK peers
◆ 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
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
Almost one in five euro benchmarks have been tightened by a double digit spread this year
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
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