Santander

◆ Three banks raise dollar funding with single digit premium ◆ ING moved through 'right window' to issue its first Yankee of year ◆ NatWest opts for four-part opco print

◆ FRN bullets favoured over callables ◆ Fixed leg targeted 'sweet spot' for investors ◆ Consensus on premium paid

◆ HSBC prints A$1.5bn into 'growing market' ◆ Banco Santander lures buyers amid value vs euros ◆ Aussie market 'more appealing'

◆ Talk of planned mandate change comes as bank raises €4bn ◆ More defence projects to become eligible for loans ◆ Deal not impacted, green label helped

◆ Rare Portuguese issuer lands very close to Pfandbrief ◆ Tightening in covered bond spreads prompts divergent views on where fair values are ◆ Both issuers fund close, if not flat to, perceived fair values

◆ EBRD priced off primary ◆ KfW achieves greenium? ◆ Tight pricing on both deals

◆ UK and French real money bid for long-dated paper ◆ Market is under-supplied and issuer 'could have printed more' ◆ Bank earnings boost broader confidence

Former investment banker will leave later this year

◆ New issue concession required after Gilt sell-off ◆ Issuer prices close to euro curve ◆ UK asset manager demand

International banks launched a torrent of dollar FIG supply as they swatted away political uncertainty to get 2025 off to a rapid start

Banker promoted after other personnel changes at the firm

◆ UK firm syndicates first dollar covered since July ◆ Benchmark print offers 'modest' concession ◆ Dollar supply down significantly from last year