US dollar
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In a year dominated by the collapse and takeover of Credit Suisse, financial institutions were keen to re‑establish investor confidence in some of the riskier asset classes. Axa led the way just weeks after the CS rescue with a €1bn subordinated bond. In the autumn, UBS made a bold statement about the stability of Swiss bank capital as it returned to AT1 issuance with two $1.75bn tranches. Elsewhere, banks dealt with tricky conditions and pulled off some skilfully timed transactions, underlining the market’s faith in mainstream currencies and emphasising the appeal of ESG labels -
◆ Rate cut expectations raise appeal of bank debt ◆ NBC and Ally Financial push annual issuance to $593bn ◆ Yankee and US regional banks expected to lift supply in 2024
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Issuer to bring six syndicated benchmarks across euros, dollars and sterling in 2024
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UBS announced on Monday that it would redeem $2.5bn AT1 at first possible date
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Increase in dollar issuance follows growing fatigue towards euros
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Basel-based supra sets sights on euro and dollar syndications
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Issuers relied on dollar market to cross funding finish line in 2023
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Banks may bring forward their 2024 funding plans to snap up duration as investors look to position ahead of predicted rate cuts
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◆ Italian bank gets duration in Yankee market that it cannot reach in Europe ◆ The $3bn deal was its biggest for a decade ◆ Global bid for duration allows it to print longest SP dollar deal this year
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The trade is ‘most likely’ the final syndication this year after issuer exceeded the lower end of its targeted funding range
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Issuer keeps an open mind but there is unlikely to be a ‘huge chance’ of the hybrid deal being done this year
