Size matters as Sparebanken Norge plants debut €1bn flag
Sparebanken Norge sold its first euro benchmark covered bond on Wednesday, a €1bn five year that marked a step-up from predecessors Vest’s and Sør’s issuance and encountered commensurate greater investor interest, according to head of treasury John Hopp.
CIBC gives gallic shrug as €1.25bn 5.5s prove tempting
A five-and-a-half year covered bond for CIBC stayed the course in the face of renewed French political turmoil and rates volatility yesterday (Monday), as the Canadian bank raised €1.25bn (C$2bn) at a minimal new issue premium on the back of a peak €2.4bn of demand.
Wales’ Principality prepares for covered bond issuance
Principality Building Society is planning to join its larger peers and enter the covered bond market with the establishment of a new €5bn (£4.37bn) programme this year, as it exits the TFSME and following prior residential mortgage-backed securities issuance.
DZ Hyp 5s last, but not least as industry heads to Seville?
A €1bn five year green Pfandbrief from DZ Hyp successfully rounded off a compact week of euro benchmark issuance yesterday, with the ECB meeting today and industry events in Seville next week seen supressing supply before a potential rebound the following week.
Achmea €500m sevens avoid French political interference
Achmea Bank had the euro benchmark covered bond market to itself today (Monday), with a €500m no-grow seven year issue encountering negligible impact from the imminent French no confidence vote and attracting a peak €1.4bn-plus of orders and paying a minimal new issue premium.
CIBC taps sterling covered, as HMT overseas plan reassures
CIBC tapped a sterling covered bond for £200m today, after UK authorities’ proposals to introduce an Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime boosted confidence with a move that market participants said should in the longer term provide a constructive basis for equivalence.
Pfandbrief issuers bask in demand, but forecast mixed
The vdp Issuance Climate survey recorded a positive overall score for the first time last month, with the Pfandbrief component also achieving its highest ever score in its sixth biannual iteration, although the prospects for the next six months are mixed.
Bertalot: Prepare for action as ‘wind of change’ hits Brussels
Changing priorities in Brussels, with the omnibus simplification package, augur radical changes to the regulatory landscape, according to the ECBC’s Luca Bertalot, who said it is ready to support a new capital markets paradigm, and its members post EBA’s report.
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