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Issuance may relent next week but the pipeline for the rest of the year is uncertain, say experts
◆ Issuer tightened spread by 7bp on Tuesday ◆ First euro covered from ANZ NZ since 2023 ◆ Acting treasurer said €750m was the target
◆ BMO's floater came after Crédit Agricole’s last week ◆ Banker said floaters are becoming more popular ◆ Canadian bank's sixth covered this year
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Issuance may relent next week but the pipeline for the rest of the year is uncertain, say experts
◆ Issuer tightened spread by 7bp on Tuesday ◆ First euro covered from ANZ NZ since 2023 ◆ Acting treasurer said €750m was the target
◆ Korean lender capped trade to focus on spread ◆ Shared market with four other deals ◆ Asian firms have been busy since market reopened
◆ Issuer tightened spread by 5bp ◆ One of five euro benchmark covereds issued on same day ◆ BayernLB landed tighter covered in June
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
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
After the busiest June since 2010, banks are well progressed in the covered funding programmes
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