Covered Bonds are Now Being Issued in New Jurisdictions across Emerging Europe - Don't Be Left Behind!

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c29065) has announced the addition of Covered Bonds and Pfandbriefe: Innovations, Investment and Structured Alternatives to their offering.

The covered bonds markets are rapidly expanding in terms of issuance, geographic reach and the launch of new structured alternatives. New issue volumes exceeded EUR 130bn by mid-October 2005 alone.

Covered bonds are now being issued in new jurisdictions across emerging Europe. The UK and the Netherlands are developing their own alternatives. The US and Canadian markets are poised for development.

Don't be left behind!

This new book guides you through the legislation, structures and investor opportunities, ensuring you understand these new developments across Europe and North America. Europe's leading participants guide you through the trends and future developments in these dynamic markets.

This is the first and only book to help you:

-- appreciate the development of the market and its participants;

-- identify the trends in issuance, credit liquidity and pricing issues;

-- master the legal and regulatory framework surrounding these instruments;

-- understand the types of issues permitted including: regulations covering the asset pool, investor protection, the treatment of derivatives and risk weighting

-- stay up-to-date on the emerging covered bond regimes in the Baltics and Eastern Europe;

-- gain an extensive knowledge of the structured covered bonds developing in the UK market;

-- learn about US and Canadian investment in covered bonds.

A comprehensive compendium.

You will learn from specialists from these organisations:

-- Association of German Pfandbrief Banks

-- Barclays Capital

-- DEPFA BANK

-- Fortis

-- HBOS 

-- HVB 

-- IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank

-- Moody's Investor Services

-- Morgan Stanley

-- Realkredit Denmark

-- Royal Bank of Scotland 

-- SEB 

-- UBS 

Your step-by-step guide to the legislation on covered bonds across the European jurisdictions.

Find out what makes for a successful European covered bond market.

Let the experts explain a well-balanced and detailed view of issues affecting the markets, including:

-- the impact of Basel II on covered issuance and investment;

-- the perspective of issuers and investors;

-- the development of the secondary covered bond market (including the jumbo model and electronic-trading); and

-- guidance on issues involved in rating covered bonds.

Essential reading for issuers, investors and advisers in the covered bonds market.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c29065