Monte dei Paschi
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Italian banks from across the spectrum of credit quality have accessed debt capital markets this week, as they enjoy funding costs that might not have seemed possible in the middle of the term of the country’s previous government. -
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Italian banks are taking advantage of excellent new issuance conditions, as investors re-establish their confidence in the country's new government. On Tuesday it was Banca Monte dei Paschi’s turn to do so with a euro-denominated preferred senior bond, one day after UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo.
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An impressive rally in Italian risk assets has been completely overturned this week, as Italy descended into political chaos. Some market participants now fear a repeat of last year, when Italian issuers were frozen out of debt and equity markets as the country’s government fought with the European Commission over its annual budget targets. Tyler Davies and Sam Kerr report.
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Holders of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s €300m 10 year tier two have already been burned in the secondary market, with the price of the bonds having plummeted since their initial sale on July 16.
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Banca Popolare di Sondrio is set to become the latest Italian bank to access the market for subordinated debt this month, tapping into a thirst for yield among European investors.
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The last part of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s capital raising plan could also end up being the hardest, after the Italian lender was constrained this week to raising €300m of tier two at an eye-watering coupon rate of 10.5%. Tyler Davies reports.
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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the ailing Italian bank, was offering a double digit yield in return for investment in a new €300m tier two on Tuesday, as it looked to chip away at its €700m shortfall in the asset class.
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Italian banks rushed to make use of favourable market conditions this week, with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and UBI Banca bringing new deals and Fineco Bank lining up an additional tier one (AT1). The window opened after the EU and the Italian government settled their scrap over the latter's budget targets, but market participants fear it won't stay open for long. Daivd Freitas reports.
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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena was selling senior debt in euros on Thursday and UBI Banca was marketing tier two bonds, after the pair came rushing into the market to take advantage of a favourable backdrop for Italian credits.
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Banca Monte Dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) achieved a strong result for its first Obbligazioni Bancarie Garantite (OBG) since 2015, sending a strong signal to investors, and particularly those of its struggling subordinated bonds.
