Covered Bonds

Lloyds Bank was able to increase the size of its second dollar bond issued in less than a year, but still paid a minimal new issue concession. It followed Munchener Hypothekenbank (MuHyp) which issued a highly oversubscribed and tightly priced Pfandbrief on Tuesday.

Borrowers across the eurozone periphery will have spied a chance to raise capital after deals from Greece and Italy’s Banco di Desio this week.

Robust demand for this week’s covered bond from Banco di Desio e della Brianza has boosted hopes of further supply from the eurozone periphery. But, with further European Central Bank stimulus on the way, a supply ‘onslaught’ is unlikely.

Nationwide Building Society has restructured the swaps underlying its covered bond programme to ensure a proportionate share of the cover pool's mortgage interest will be swapped to Sonia, winning approval from Moody's this week.

Lloyds Bank was able to increase the size of its second dollar covered bond issued on Wednesday — its second deal in this market in the last year. In doing so, it still managed to pay a minimal new issue concession.

Investors have been discounting UK bank bonds in the secondary market in recent weeks, as it becomes increasingly unclear how a change of prime minister will affect the country’s approach to leaving the EU.

Muenchener Hypothekenbank (MuHyp) was set to issue a $600m three year Reg S dollar Pfandbrief on Tuesday, at close to the tightest levels seen this year and with exceptionally strong demand. The stellar outcome encouraged Lloyds Bank to announce a follow-on deal of its own.

Banco di Desio e della Brianza took advantage of a recent 100bp rally in Italian government bonds to issue an Obbligazioni Bancarie Garantite (OBG) on Tuesday with a negative new issue premium.

Muenchener Hypothekenbank has mandated lead managers to execute a new Reg S dollar Pfandbrief. The deal follows a series of German dollar covered bonds issued at the short end of the curve this year.

GlobalCapital invites market participants to nominate their favourite covered bond lead managers, issuers and deals by the close of play today. The shortlists will be decided this week-end and voted on by the market from the start of next week.

The pace of growth in green mortgage financing is improving, but it is still woefully inadequate, particularly with respect to covered bonds where there are no price advantages. Fiddling with mortgage risk weights while the world burns will not change behaviour quickly enough.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) took full advantage of strong market conditions this week to issue a $1.75bn three year dollar benchmark and a €1.25bn eight year. The two deals followed a recent Sonia-linked £1bn three year and a euro benchmark issued at the start of the year.