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French bank could make its debut in 2027 after it acquires GE SCF later this year
SSA issuance to resume in 'mid-August' says Patrick Seifert, LBBW's global head of DCM
Europe's mortgage market is facing a 'structural affordability squeeze' says Scope Ratings
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Deal reviews
◆ Strong local demand shows eagerness to buy Aussie covereds at new, tighter levels ◆ RBC prices in line with CIBC's reopener of dormant sector ◆ Onshore demand seen supporting issuance up to five years
◆ RBC to follow compatriot CIBC with five year public deal ◆ Earlier trade 'corrected' scarce supply, achieving high oversubscription ◆ Both banks appear ahead of expected local regulatory changes to covered bond treatment
◆ Second public sterling covered bond secured against BTL mortgages ◆ Spread gap compressed versus prime covered bond peers ◆ Small premium paid
British bank picks four leads to run its second public sterling BTL mortgage covered bond
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
Asset class is about 5bp wider than at start of the year
Comments from regulators welcomed by ECBC head
After the busiest June since 2010, banks are well progressed in the covered funding programmes
Benchmark issuance is running 13% ahead of last year
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HSBC Bank Canada is set to meet investors with a view to issuing the first dollar covered bond since the summer break and its second covered bond ever. The plans comes amid a growing euro pipeline and follows the first deeply negative yielding euro trade. -
Virgin Money plc has mandated leads for a European roadshow and hopes to issue its first euro denominated covered bond. The transaction is set to emerge at a challenging time, amid rising concerns that the UK will chaotically leave the European Union without reaching an exit agreement at the end of October.
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BerlinHyp (BHH) reopened the covered bond market after the summer break with a €1bn three year that yielded almost 20bp less than the European Central Bank’s deposit rate. The transaction could cause some issuers to reconsider their funding approach as the deal can profitably refinance liquidity borrowed under the last Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operation (TLTRO II).
