Weighed down: the pleasures and perils of secured funding
2011 was the year of the covered bond. As volumes grew, more and more countries signed up to get in on the action. Senior unsecured ground to a halt and became prohibitively expensive, leading many issuers to look to covered bonds for relief. But banks cannot live on secured bonds alone, reports Will Caiger-Smith.
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