Nationwide shows relevance of mutual-friendly CCDS

Nationwide Building Society came out of nowhere to tap its rare and very popular issue of core capital deferred shares (CCDS) this week, piquing the interest of a good many bank credit investors. Nearly every building society can get along nicely without this innovative substitute for equity, but Nationwide’s efforts to keep the product relevant could well make it a viable option for the rest of the mutual sector, writes Tyler Davies.