Fitch weighs pros and cons of covered bonds

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Fitch weighs pros and cons of covered bonds

“Excessive” issuance of covered bonds can put downward pressure on a financial institution’s ratings, according to a Fitch report published this Wednesday on the relationship between covered bond issuance and their institutional ratings. However, the rating agency said that existing issuers still had plenty of issuance headroom.

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