Buyer beware: broader market challenges investors
Amid pressure to revive Europe’s economy by supplying credit to small and medium-sized enterprises, covered bond issuers are coming up with innovative ways to pool SME assets. In the hunt for better ratings, they are looking to pass-through structures but as the definition of covered bonds broadens, Will Caiger-Smith examines what dangers lie in wait for investors.
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