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Growing pipeline and fiercer competition had threatened to shake the darling bonds of May
Smaller, private banks likely to issue in coming weeks, experts have said
There were no new covered bonds issued on Thursday after two on Wednesday and four on Tuesday
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Deal reviews
◆ Bank prints first Belgian covered in over six months ◆ Issuer caps order size at €750m from start ◆ Covereds this week offering more new issue concession
◆ €1.5bn covered is ING's first of 2026 ◆ 5bp of concession ◆ 'Sweet spot' tenor
◆ Issuer tightens spread by 4bp ◆ Stronger opening on Wednesday paved way for covered ◆ Deal offered some new issue premium
◆ Bond the first EuGB covered ◆ Danish issuer tightens spread by 5bp ◆ Issue offers next to no concession
Opinion
The preference for a diverse group of lead managers and the convention of reciprocity keep covered bond bookrunning competitive despite concentration so far this year
Rate increases could be closer than you think
Equalising risk weightings of covered bonds and resilient STS securitizations at 5% is sound
Bank's head of DCM and syndicate chief talk bond market expansion plans
Analysis
European and other regulators are working on reforms to make covered bond funding more efficient
Changes to ECB collateral eligibility requirement could lead to more blockchain-based covered bonds, Moody's suggests
All three 2026 dollar covered bonds issued in past fortnight as issuers adapt to market conditions
Swiss franc covered bond from Kiwibank the only deal on Thursday after a patchy week
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The revolt by UK politicians against the draft Brexit agreement reached by prime minister Theresa May forced TSB Bank to pull its covered bond on Thursday, with investors also selling out of positions in other UK banks. The market fallout adds a thorn to the side of other institutions from the country planning to raise financing over the coming weeks, but it may not be enough to completely shut down markets, write Bill Thornhill, Jasper Cox, Tyler Davies, Sam Kerr and Nigel Owen. -
Liberbank plans to issue its first covered bond, a transaction that will help refinance maturing debt borrowed under the European Central Bank's second Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO). Many other banks face a similar problem, but seem to be ignoring the €399bn maturity wall that is fast approaching, writes Bill Thornhill.
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A five year covered bond issued by Danske Bank’s Finnish subsidiary on Thursday was the most oversubscribed triple A rated covered bond issued since late August and suggested that recent negative headline risk had barely affected sentiment in euros.
