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Covered Bond Opinion

  • Central bank stimulus will weigh on UK RMBS issuance in the short term, but that could drag the market into becoming a more significant tool for bank treasurers.
  • Do not be reassured by the checks and balances narrative. The US presidential election matters desperately. Either the US will be in a position to keep leading the world, or it won’t.
  • The US stock market and the dollar have been falling since last week, as fears have grown that Donald Trump might win the US presidency in Tuesday's election.
  • The recent rush of senior deals callable a year before maturity is a glaring reminder of the advantages US banks enjoy in meeting their total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements.
  • The European Central Bank is “reaching the limits” of its covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3) according ECB board member Ewald Nowotny, but that does not mean it is about to stop buying.
  • The European Central Bank has reached the limits of its covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3), according to board member Ewald Nowotny. His remarks reflect the difficulty the ECB is having sourcing bonds, but do not mean the programme is about to end.
  • Goldman is not the only US bank on the reputation radar this week. Wells Fargo’s sales scandal is a signal that, even in an industry as publicly loathed as banking (and we are well aware that the news media is another), reputation risk is to be taken seriously.
  • BNP Paribas has promoted one of its rising stars, underlining a new determination at the bank to translate its supremacy in the corporate banking sector into success across all of its investment banking products, writes David Rothnie.
  • Maturing deals issued by Washington Mutual and National Bank of Greece show covered bonds doing precisely what they're supposed to — redeem in full and on time.
  • European banks, especially the Italians, need to solve their non-performing loan problem, agrees everyone from the European Central Bank to the least informed finance hack out there. But the revelations coming out of Royal Bank of Scotland’s restructuring unit show it’s not always a pleasant process.