The Covered Bond Report Awards for Excellence 2017 were held at the InterContinental Frankfurt last night – ahead of our conference with the ICMA Covered Bond Investor Council today – and we are pleased to announce the winners. Congratulations to them all!

Best Global Issuer: DNB Boligkreditt

Best Debut: BNP Paribas Fortis – Eu500m 0% October 2023

Distribution: LBBW

Euro Deal of the Year: CIBC – Eu1.25bn 0% July 2022

Best Issuance Strategy: BRFkredit

Advisory: BNP Paribas

Pioneer: PKO Bank Hipoteczny

Best Euro Issuer: Crédit Agricole

Best Euro House: Commerzbank

Editor’s Award: EBRD

Global Deal of the Year: UOB – 2.125% $500m March 2020/0.125% Eu500m March 2022

Best Bank for Covered Bonds: HSBC

We will be writing more about the rationale for our choice of winners in the coming days, as well as bringing you more photos and reporting from our conference.