The winners of The Covered Bond Report Awards for Excellence 2018 were announced at the close of our conference with the ICMA Covered Bond Investor Council at the German National Library in Frankfurt yesterday (Wednesday). Congratulations to all the recipients!

Best Global Issuer: CIBC

Deal of the Year – Core: Nordea Mortgage Bank – EUR1.25bn 0.25% 2023/EUR750m 0.75% 2033

Issuance Strategy: Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank

Best Euro House: LBBW

Pioneer: SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt

Best Euro Issuer: Rabobank

Most Impressive Bank: Credit Suisse

Editor’s Award: National Bank of Greece

Deal of the Year – Periphery: Banco Santander Totta – EUR1bn 1.25% 2027

Best Bank for Covered Bonds: HSBC

We will be writing more about the thinking behind our choices in the coming days.