Covered bonds: There’s no place like home

In the new world of covered bonds, it really does matter where you come from.

Issuance activity in the covered bond market has stabilized in the second quarter of this year, after having been confined to sporadic windows since the financial crisis hit the sector in late 2007. As the dust clears, it is a very different market from before the credit crunch. There has been increasing demarcation between issues that vary in collateral type, maturity and the issuer’s credit strength.

The disparity between mortgage-backed deals and public sector deals was illustrated towards the end of July when Depfa Deutsche Pfandbriefbank received €4.5

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