Covered Bonds

Long end deals could be on the cards for brave Benelux borrowers

Investors and issuers unlikely to reshape plans to capitalise on wide covered levels

Why remembrance of things past will soon include the traditional relationship between French covered and sovereign bonds

The higher one climbs the investment banking ladder, the less science seems to be applied to recruitment. While trainees must suffer weeks of formal recruitment process, the biggest P&L drivers are more likely to be tapped up down the pub

Investors are unlikely to buy large new issues at the current tight spreads

◆ EU budget ambition to cement issuer status ◆ French spreads ◆ Finally, the European bond market's consolidated tape

Budget induced volatility could push OATs above covered spreads across the curve

Strong corporate demand bodes well for the rest of the credit market

BPM spreads 'unlikely' to widen as issuer remains 'a takeover target'

◆ First offshore deal in sterling since PRA debacle in April ◆ Canadian undersupply driving demand ◆ Euro still better despite the UK Treasury's equivalence plans

The untested youth of the blockchain market, as well as the lack of a regulatory framework, could put off widespread adoption

◆ UK rule change cheers covered bonds... ◆ ... as it shelves Taxonomy plans amid wider transition shift ◆ Digital markets: what makes a swap smart