Dutch Housing Association Finance BV, the second special purpose vehicle set up to provide international bond market finance for the Netherlands' 700 local housing associations, this week launched the first issue from its Eu1bn MTN programme, with a Eu109m 10 year bond lead managed by Rabobank International. Like Colonnade, a vehicle structured by ING Barings which debuted last year, DuHAF issues bonds secured on matching loans to housing associations, which provide rented housing for people on low and middle incomes.
June 25, 1999