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Official List Notice
The Financial Conduct Authority admitted several securities to the Official List on 3 November 2026. Issuers include Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg, Prudential Funding (Asia) and HSBC Bank, covering securitised derivatives and debt securities such as Prudential's 6.875% subordinated notes due 2036.
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What happened
The Financial Conduct Authority admitted several securities to the Official List on 3 November 2026. Issuers include Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg, Prudential Funding (Asia) and HSBC Bank, covering securitised derivatives and debt securities such as Prudential's 6.875% subordinated notes due 2036.
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Global impact / market context
Admission to the Official List lets these securities trade on a regulated public market, which can widen the pool of buyers such as funds restricted to listed debt. For issuers, that can lower borrowing costs and make it easier to raise money.
Analyst inference
The notice shows banks and insurers continuing to issue structured notes and subordinated debt, which is borrowed money that ranks behind other claims. New supply of such securities can compete for investor cash and may influence pricing of similar debt already trading.
Analyst inference
What to watch
- The notice lists Prudential Funding (Asia) 6.875% subordinated notes due 3 November 2036, in denominations of USD200,000 each, giving the coupon and maturity investors can compare with similar debt. Confirmed
- Watch for further Official List notices from these issuers, since additional admissions would show whether they keep raising money through listed debt and structured notes at a steady pace. Proposed
- Track trading in the HSBC and Citigroup notes linked to preference shares, because demand for these securitised derivatives can signal investor appetite for structured products and affect future issuance. Analyst inference