Top section
Top section
Euro credit spreads move tighter as lone corporate deal shows appetite amid the lull
The coincidence of many 5yr covereds issued in 2022 and 10yr bonds printed in 2017 will make 2027 an especially busy year for covered bond redemptions
Secondary spreads suggest the market is ready to take on new deals, but bankers predict issuers reopening unsecured market will need to pay up
Data
Conditions support capital issuance, even though European Commission's report gave no clarity on the future of AT1s
Money centre banks pay to to land jumbo deals at sizes unheard of in euros
Beyond the proposed lower leverage ratios, new frameworks may give banks more flexibility at times of stress
Recent Unicaja tender and new issue prompts talk of wider adoption of debt management technicque more popular in US market
More articles/Bond Comments/Ad
More articles/Bond Comments/Ad
More articles
-
First exclusively Estonian securitization the European Investment Bank has supported -
We are proud to publish our special report, which looks ahead to 2026 across all asset classes and recognises the best new bonds of 2025
-
Tight funding levels and an abundance of investor cash made for brisk MTN issuance in 2025. The story may change in 2026, with public market issuance named as one factor that could crowd out private placements. But a broadening Asian bid for MTNs offers hope for the market, writes Diana Bui
-
The conditions are set so that 2026 promises to be even better than the already impressive 2025. A deepening of esoteric asset classes, combined with entirely new deal types, as well as more debut issuers are set to be the key themes, writes Tom Hall
-
The euro covered bond market shook off a volatile end to 2024 to rebound with a raft of exceptionally popular deals in 2025. Investors appeared eager to pile into euro covered bond books this year, propelling bid-to-cover ratios upwards and new issue premium downwards, writes Frank Jackman
-
Covered bond funders will have to weave their way through tight senior unsecured and wide SSA spreads in 2026 if they are to refinance the wave of redemptions that awaits them. One big question for the year ahead, discovers Frank Jackman, is whether issuers will be tempted to pay up for duration
Polls and awards
Cast your vote now to decide this year's covered bond award winners and express your views in our new market survey
Bond market's leading performers recognised at GlobalCapital's annual awards ceremony
The awards recognise the market's leading deals, issuers, banks and other participants
The winning institutions and individuals will be revealed at the awards dinner on June 17 in London
Sub-sections
Comment