The Central Bank of Savings Banks Finland (Sp Central Bank) yesterday (Thursday) mandated an inaugural, senior unsecured bond and here Kai Brander, head of treasury, Sp Central Bank discusses the project.
The Estonian Banking Association (Eesti Pangaliit) is working on a proposal for covered bond legislation that it expects to finalise soon, ahead of submission to the ministry of finance for official drafting. Mihkel Hollo, head of the covered bond working group at the association and project manager at Swedbank in Tallinn, discusses developments in Estonia.
Nordic FIs & Covered spoke to Ralf Burmeister, senior portfolio manager, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, about his views on Nordic banks, covered bonds and regulations.
Stein Sjølie, director at Finance Norway, on home-grown initiatives to boost secondary market liqudity, the importance of top tier LCR status for covered bonds, and more.
Thomas Östros, managing director at the Swedish Bankers’ Association, spoke to Nordic FIs & Covered about the state of the Swedish banking sector, risks stemming from the NSFR, the potential for regulatory overreach, and more.
We spoke to SBAB head of investor relations Louise Bergström after the launch of its recent senior unsecured benchmark, and discussed the issuer’s overall funding plans with respect to ALM, covered bonds and regulation.
Ane Arnth Jensen, managing director of the Association of Danish Mortgage Banks (Realkreditrådet), spoke to Nordic FIs & Covered about regulatory issues that could impact Denmark’s system.
Timo Ruotsalainen, managing director, Aktia Real Estate Mortgage Bank, gave Nordic FIs & Covered an update about the Finnish group’s switch to issuing directly out of Aktia Bank, and discussed other developments.
Ralf Burmeister, senior portfolio manager for covered bonds at DeAWM, spoke to Nordic FIs & Covered about welcome regulatory moves in the Nordic region and more.
Per Tunestam, treasurer, SBAB spoke to Nordic FIs & Covered after the launch of it’s senior unsecured benchmark this week, discussing modifications to its funding strategy and new regulations.