In conversation

Interview: Peter Engberg Jensen, Nykredit

Feb 28th, 2013
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Peter Engberg Jensen, group chief executive at Nykredit, spoke to Nordic Financial Institutions & Covered about regulatory challenges, Junior Covered Bonds, and the Danish banking system.



Interview: Cosme de Montpellier & Jens Hallén, Fitch Ratings

Feb 21st, 2013
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Fitch Ratings analysts toured Scandinavia earlier this month and Nordic FIs & Covered spoke to bank and covered bond analysts at the rating agency about their views on Nordic funding, house prices and more.



Interview: Jonny Sylvén, ASCB

Feb 14th, 2013
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Jonny Sylvén, senior advisor, Association of Swedish Covered Bond issuers (ASCB), spoke to Nordic Financial Institutions & Covered about latest Swedish regulatory developments, asset encumbrance, and labelling.



Interview: Casper Rahbek Andersen, Standard & Poor’s

Jan 24th, 2013
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Casper Rahbek Andersen, director in Standard & Poor’s covered bond team, spoke with Nordic Financial Institutions & Covered about the rating agency’s perspective on the Nordic jurisdictions in light of recent regulatory developments and the economic challenges in Europe.



Interview: Kristian Fiskerstrand, Terra BoligKreditt

Jan 17th, 2013
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Kristian Fiskerstrand, vice president, funding at Terra BoligKreditt, spoke with Nordic Financial Institutions & Covered about the issuer’s funding plans for 2013, a new name for the Terra alliance, and regulatory moves in Norway.



Interview: Anders Lund Hansen, BRFkredit

Jan 10th, 2013
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Anders Lund Hansen, group treasurer at BRFkredit, spoke to The Covered Bond Report’s Neil Day about the issuer’s plans for an inaugural senior unsecured trade off a new EMTN programme.



Interview: Eivind Hegelstad, SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt

Dec 14th, 2012
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Eivind Hegelstad, COO and head of investor relations at SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt, spoke to The Covered Bond Report’s Neil Day about the bank’s plans for 2013, its high profile in the US dollar market, and whether or not the Norwegian regulator is right on asset encumbrance.



Crédit Agricole CIB Nordic Panel, Frankfurt

Dec 7th, 2012

Representatives of three leading Nordic issuers joined Crédit Agricole CIB and guests for a covered bond discussion in Frankfurt at the beginning of December.



Interview: Moody’s Jane Soldera

Nov 29th, 2012
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Jane Soldera, vice president, senior credit officer at Moody’s, spoke to The Covered Bond Report’s Susanna Rust about the rating agency’s stance on key issues facing Nordic covered bonds.



Interview: Michal Klestinec, National Bank of Slovakia

Nov 15th, 2012
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Michal Klestinec, senior portfolio manager, National Bank of Slovakia, shared his views on Nordic covered bonds with Nordic FIs & Covered.