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◆ Lead says shorter tranche demand lower than expected ◆ NIP paid at 'upper end' compared to recent deals ◆ Market slows for this year's Covered Bond Congress
Spuerkeess, Fairstone Bank of Canada and Evangelische Bank issued mandates for debut bonds
◆ Spreads tightened on both tranches ◆ Four Spanish covered bond issuers this year ◆ New issue concessions paid on both tranches, says banker
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Deal reviews
◆ Lead says shorter tranche demand lower than expected ◆ NIP paid at 'upper end' compared to recent deals ◆ Market slows for this year's Covered Bond Congress
◆ Only sub-benchmark covered deal in the market on Tuesday ◆ Issuer paid a 'healthy new issue concession', says banker ◆ Pfandbriefzentrale planning new Swiss franc note
◆ Tuesday's only benchmark covered deal ◆ ASN's second covered in six months ◆ Short-end of the curve is an 'investor sweet spot', says bank
◆ Leads picked three Achmea bonds as comps ◆ Dutch bank’s was one of two covereds on Monday ◆ Achmea’s was fourth Dutch covered this month
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
Analysts see covered bond issuance slowing to a more sedate pace from October through to the end of 2026
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
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Deutsche Bank will meet investors next week to market a structured covered bond, people familiar with the deal told GlobalCapital on Thursday. The bank will enjoy a material reduction in the cost of funding compared with senior preferred debt and will still be able to offer investors a big pick-up to Pfandbriefe, meaning the innovative deal has already sparked widespread interest from rival issuers and investors alike. Bill Thornhill reports.
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Poland's mBank Hipoteczny has mandated leads for a roadshow ahead of a planned sub-benchmark sized deal. It could surface in a busier than expected market in November now that some issuers will be reconsidering their funding strategies after the European Central Bank bought more than anticipated in the primary market this week. -
Demand for covered bonds issued on Wednesday by Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) and BPCE exploded towards the final hour of book building, as the European Central Bank placed crushingly large orders for the deals. Even though the granularity of the order books was good on this occasion, the central bank’s larger than expected presence was expected to displace real investors.
