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Covered Bonds: Strong Demand, New Regulations Create Global Momentum
Perspectives Content Submission
Thu, 30 Jun 2011
Prior to the onset of the credit crisis in 2008, covered bonds were seen by investors as a generic triple-A quality asset class. Valuations were homogenous across all jurisdictions and reflected assumptions of near zero default probability and negligible loss severities due to their long history si…
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