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Moody's: Regulatory support will underpin strong European covered bond credit quality in 2017

London, 05 December 2016-- Regulation, including efforts to harmonise covered bond legal frameworks across Europe, will support the continued strong credit quality of European covered bonds in 2017, says Moody's Investors Service. However, some covered bonds may receive lower levels of regulatory support in the future if they do not meet the new standards that emerge from the harmonisation process, if issuers' MREL requirements are set at levels for liquidation rather than...
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