New Nykredit Realkredit “senior resolution notes” (SRNs) are positive for holders of its covered bonds, Moody’s said yesterday (Thursday), after S&P revised its outlook on the issuer from negative to stable and the Danish issuer reopened the euro senior market with its second such deal.

New caps on LTV ratios that took effect in Finland last week are credit positive for Finnish covered bonds, according to Moody’s, reducing credit risk at the whole-loan level and adding to protections in the Finnish covered bond framework.

DBRS published a first Legal & Structuring Framework (LSF) assessment of Swedish covered bonds yesterday (Thursday), highlighting some shortfalls but noting these are “not uncommon” and have mitigating factors, while also citing covered bonds’ connectedness to the economy as a strength.

Nykredit launched what has been touted as the first Tier 3 instrument in the new bail-in era on 6 June, a Eu500m three year “senior resolution note” that sits between its senior unsecured debt and junior loss-absorbing debt and whose reception was said to augur well for similar forthcoming issuance.