The FT today includes a useful reminder of the important role covered bonds play in Canada as well as to U.S. forces that could renew interest here in comparable constructs. To date, ultra-low rates have combined with regulatory factors and a more than liquid agency securitization option to constrain covered-bond appetite here, but changing times warrant renewed consideration.
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