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◆ Canadian issuer filled nearly all its orders ◆ TD got 'fantastic' book ◆ SpareBank 1's first covered deal since August
◆ Bankers benchmarked trade against recent Canadian deals ◆ Issuer paid ‘couple of basis points” of NIP ◆ Latest in a series of sterling covered deals
◆ Bankers pleased with first dollar deal in six months ◆ Price discovery was a challenge say bankers ◆ Deal described as more solid than some recent sterling deals
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Deal reviews
◆ 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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Investors wasted little time placing orders for Nationwide Building Society’s 20 year covered bond on Tuesday, reflecting the rare and chunky yield on offer and the expectation that this could potentially be their only chance to buy UK covered bonds in euros this year. -
Nationwide Building Society plans to issue the first euro denominated covered bond from a UK issuer this year and the first since Brexit was concluded. The €500m deal comes after a series of successful Canadian covered bonds, but unlike them it has a much longer 20 year maturity.
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Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) was set to price the tightest covered bond of the year on Monday and the tightest Pfandbrief since late 2018, boding well for two follow-on transactions from Muenchener Hypothekenbank and Natixis Pfandbriefbank.
