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The covered bond market gathered in Seville to celebrate the deals, institutions and individuals that have made their mark over the past year
Corporates and banks add scale to recent FRN run in euros and dollars
Panel of experts in Seville praised the directive, but would welcome 'a bit of regulatory stability'
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Panel of experts in Seville praised the directive, but would welcome 'a bit of regulatory stability'
◆ Lead says shorter tranche demand lower than expected ◆ NIP paid at 'upper end' compared to recent deals ◆ Market slows for this year's Covered Bond Congress
◆ Only sub-benchmark covered deal in the market on Tuesday ◆ Issuer paid a 'healthy new issue concession', says banker ◆ Pfandbriefzentrale planning new Swiss franc note
◆ Tuesday's only benchmark covered deal ◆ ASN's second covered in six months ◆ Short-end of the curve is an 'investor sweet spot', says bank
Opinion
Covered bond issuers have been reluctant to issue on the same day as a central bank announcement, but this is starting to change
The new European Secured Note market is keen to secure regulatory recognition for the new product but there are advantages to not having it
If it looks like a covered bond, acts like a covered bond and prices like a covered bond, then it probably should be treated like one
Easily dismissed as "fast money" with all the negative implications that can bring in the primary bond market, hedge funds are becoming increasingly important to covered bond issuers
Analysis
Analysts see covered bond issuance slowing to a more sedate pace from October through to the end of 2026
Covered market provides 'the deepest pocket of demand' among FIG asset classes
Asset class is about 5bp wider than at start of the year
Comments from regulators welcomed by ECBC head
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In a week shortened by a public holiday, the only borrower to put its head over the parapet in the Swiss franc bond market was Pfandbriefzentrale der Schweizerischen Kantonalbank, the issuance vehicle owned by Switzerland’s 24 Cantonal banks.
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Euro investors have become more receptive to UK bank debt this year, leading to a blowout reception for a covered bond from Yorkshire Building Society this week. But issuers are yet to break a long period of silence in sales of unsecured products, mindful as they are of a Brexit hangover in the euro market. -
The euro covered bond market is ‘wide open’ for any UK bank following a successful transaction this week from Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) and before that, Lloyds Bank. This supply could also provide a vital stepping stone to the first UK senior deal in euros this year, said bankers.
