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◆ Sterling trade was lender's third tranche of covereds this year ◆ 48bp was in line with fair value, a banker said ◆ Santander UK's first sterling covered since May 2025
◆ OCBC's prices first covered bond since April 2025 ◆ 10th Asian covered issued in 2026 ◆ Order book peaks at over €2bn but lost €400m
Funding across all parts of the capital structure is available with issuers likely to prioritise unsecured borrowing
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Deal reviews
◆ Issuer lands in 'the place to be' amid strong demand for covereds ◆ Achieves its largest covered book since at least 2023 ◆ After 7bp tightening the bond was spotted another 2bp tighter to erase new issue concession
◆ Several market currents support new long five years ◆ UniCredit GmbH achieves larger size close to fair value ◆ CRH pushes annual covered funding to €3.15bn
◆ 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
Opinion
The fears of the covered bond market reflect a lack of conviction in the superiority of the product
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
Analysis
With masses to fund and spreads super-tight, banks will race to market, but central banks are expected to tighten
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
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As the UK’s banks and building societies retreat from public wholesale funding markets, opportunistic overseas covered bond and RMBS issuers are piling into the sterling market to take advantage of pent up demand, write Bill Thornhill and David Bell. -
National Australia Bank on Wednesday issued its second dollar benchmark of the year and managed to fund it at a tighter level than it could have hoped for in euros. However, the more conspicuous funding advantage for borrowers lies in sterling covered bonds.
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The European Central Bank, the European Commission and the European Banking Authority are pulling in different directions when it comes to covered bonds with extendible maturity structures. Time for a bit of harmonisation.
