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Shares fell and bonds widened without any announcements from the bank
◆ Eight year spread set at same level to five year debut ◆ Book just about covered, leads left holding paper ◆ Some concession needed in a tricky market
Thomas Picton joins as firm works to build strength in CLOs
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Deal reviews
◆ Eight year spread set at same level to five year debut ◆ Book just about covered, leads left holding paper ◆ Some concession needed in a tricky market
◆ Sterling covered bond follows AT1 and senior deals in US dollars ◆ Latest trade is the tightest Sonia covered of 2025 ◆ Comes amid visible recent performance in the asset class
◆ 'Rocking' book over 4.5 times covered ◆ Slim premium leaves room for performance ◆ Austrian undersupply supports demand
◆ Sterling covered market on a 'hot streak' ◆ Strong demand pledged, including international interest ◆ Offshore sterling covered spreads compress
Opinion
◆ Why buy bonds when spreads are so tight ◆ Using tech to unearth new economic signals ◆ Playing the shifting relative value pitch
Diversifying demand... coming inside euros... landing flat to dollars... the UK market looks tasty
Why remembrance of things past will soon include the traditional relationship between French covered and sovereign bonds
The UK will do better with tactical retreats on regulation than risking being outflanked by the US's wildcat banking regime
Analysis
No investors involved in Caffil's latest deal mentioned concerns over French risk
Issuers' desire to put covered pre-funding to one side suggests concerns over bumps ahead
Absence of new bonds to help secondary spreads grind tighter
Five and 10 years more appealing, with ultra-long spreads deemed 'rather costly'
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