Austria Pfandbrief perform as Moody’s downgrades

Moody's recent negative rating action on Pfandbriefbank, Hypo Vorarlberg, Hypo Tirol and Hypo Noe has failed to have any impact on their covered bonds. After coming under severe pressure three weeks ago most Austrian covered bonds have rebounded beyond levels that were seen just before negative headlines first appeared. But Komunalbank’s euro deals have not and could still perform.