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Swiss insurer Helvetia Baloise prints first bond since merger
Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
The ratings review finished with both upgrades and downgrades linked to senior bonds now being subordinated to regular deposits
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Deal reviews
◆ Deal lands flat to recent UK and Canadian trades ◆ Dollar prices find stable footing for issuers and investors ◆ Pricing in line with other currencies
◆ Largest coverage ratio for almost three months ◆ Priced flat to fair value ◆ Slow pipeline predicted for rest of week
◆ 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
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
Banks could rush to issue as fast as possible, taking advantage of remarkably tight spreads
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
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Raiffeisen Landesbank-Steiermark attracted strong demand for the most generously priced 15 year Eurozone covered bond of the year, and the first from an Austrian lender in this tenor. The level of excess demand suggests market conditions may have begun to improve. -
Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark is expected to open order books on Thursday for a €500m 15 year Austrian Pfandbrief, LBBW is planning a UK roadshow with a sterling Pfandbrief in mind and Aktia Bank has announced plans for a euro covered bond roadshow.
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April 2018 was one of the heaviest Aprils in the last decade for covered bond supply, and with the Eurosystem buying less in the primary market, offers are still easy to find. But with near term supply expected to moderate and the Eurosystem potentially becoming more active in the secondary market, bankers are hopeful that spreads will stabilise.
