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◆ Issuer fixed the spread before execution ◆ Third sterling covered bond in three days ◆ Banker said issuer wanted to place before the weekend
Underlying concerns among investors and issuers about covered bonds force them to the sidelines
◆ Canadian bank last issued covered paper in January ◆ Lead managers picked only one comp ◆ BNS has large covered redeeming on Monday
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◆ 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
First new covered bond since the end of February ◆ Deal shows investor preference for short-dated paper – RBC ◆ Issuer benefits from minimal exposure to Middle East, says banker
◆ Norwegian bank increases size ◆ Issuer meets spread objective ◆ Banker said he drew confidence from secondaries
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
Underlying concerns among investors and issuers about covered bonds force them to the sidelines
Market participants agree new issue premiums will go up when the Iran war ends, but not by how much
Specialist investors and strong names dominate as issuers stretch out to 15 years
Unsecured bonds could become more expensive to issue, covered bonds cheaper
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Across the markets covered by the PMM, issuance volume has remained roughly consistent in each of the last four weeks, averaging just over $35bn, with last week's total reaching $41bn. However, last week the number of transactions plummeted from an average of 29 each week in the three weeks before to just 13. -
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has returned to the long end of the covered bond market sell its first private placements in the format since 2019.
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The spread outlook for covered bonds is likely to remain positive over the summer period, said traders, even though yields are negative. The main risks to that prognosis are likely to emanate from the possible course of inflation.
