Covered Bonds
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Swiss bank is only the second institution globally to use the instrument -
◆ Issuer may be among final few before hiatus ◆ 'A strong outcome' for issuer ◆ Covered bond issuance has been making up lost ground
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◆ Long deal 3.4 times covered ◆ No concerns about pricing in busy market ◆ Pricing through OATs no problem
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◆ Market's 'green light' buoys long end deal ◆ Sizeable books sticks together during pricing ◆ Attractive pick up offered to sub-sovereigns
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◆ Singaporean lender achieves both price and size ◆ Slim concession offered ◆ Short tenor stands out
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Post-management senior positions can be very valuable, but only if handled right
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Further covered deals expected but demand could skew towards riskier paper
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Borrowing in euros inevitable as CEE firms look to become 'larger, more regular issuers'
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◆ Issuer plans regular euro presence ◆ Deal comes flat to Swedish krona ◆ Five years appeals to the deepest pocket of investors
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◆ Deal is Achmea's second in five weeks ◆ Investors eager to pick up no-grow deal ◆ Small premium left for performance
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◆ Trade is Polish bank's first in euros for three years ◆ Proceeds to fund upcoming maturity ◆ Periphery and non-eurozone deals used for pricing
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◆ Deal attracts strong real money demand ◆ Minimal drops as accounts stick with price move ◆ Low single digit premium needed
