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Come May, current dollar market's gain may turn into euro pipeline's pain
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 similarly patchy week
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Deal reviews
◆ 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
◆ Canadian bank last issued covered paper in January ◆ Lead managers picked only one comp ◆ BNS has large covered redeeming on Monday
◆ Banker said deal offered little new issue premium ◆ Euro transaction on Tuesday triggered the deal ◆ Lloyds' last sterling covered was issued in October 2025
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
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 similarly patchy week
Shrinking books 'nothing to complain about' as market values quality not quantity
Underlying concerns among investors and issuers about covered bonds force them to the sidelines
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◆ Deal executed after 7bp of tightening ◆ Banker said spread represented fair value depite busy day for euro issuance ◆ Deutsche Kreditbank goes long amid thriving Pfandbriefe issuance -
◆ German bank started wider at 50bp before tightening ◆ DKB is known for issuing at the long-end ◆ Bond is trading as much as 2bp tighter in secondary
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◆ Aussie bank tightened 9bp through execution ◆ Deal more than six times oversubscribed ◆ Bank's last euro covered was in September 2023
