Kookmin covered bond shines on rating lift

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Kookmin covered bond shines on rating lift

South Korea’s first legally enshrined covered bond was priced by Kookmin Bank on Wednesday. The transaction had first been mooted in June, but since then it benefited from the inclusion of transfer and convertibility (T&C) risk mitigation clause that enabled the bond to be rated triple-A.

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