Strong start but CBs fail to live up to 2011
The covered bond primary market has opened strongly with a trio of top tier names from core jurisdictions collectively raising around €4.5bn on comfortably oversubscribed books. A further seven deals have been mandated for issuance in the near future. This impressive showing is to be expected given liquidity is technically strong. Yet big challenges lie ahead, specifically for peripheral markets — where borrowers remain shut out.
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