ECBC-debuteert in Japan: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sluit zich aan bij de Raad
BRUSSELS-(BUSINESS WIRE)- De European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) is verheugd te kunnen aankondigen dat Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, het nieuwste lid van de Raad is geworden, en het eerste Japanse lid. Dienovereenkomstig vertegenwoordigt de ECBC nu 121 leden uit meer dan 30 actieve rechtsgebieden voor gedekte obligaties over de hele wereld.
Deze belangrijke mijlpaal is het hoogtepunt van de intensieve en constructieve dialoog die de ECBC de afgelopen jaren met betrekking tot gedekte obligaties over de hele wereld heeft bevorderd. De ECBC heeft het potentieel van deze activaklasse op de Aziatische markt al lang onderkend en de aankondiging van vandaag onderstreept het belang van een eerste actieve emittent in Japan, die de weg vrijmaakt voor de verdere ontwikkeling van de markt voor gedekte obligaties in Japan en andere Aziatische landen, naar het voorbeeld van Zuid-Korea en Singapore.
ECBC Debuts in Japan: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Joins the Council
BRUSSELS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) is pleased to announce that Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, has become the latest member to join the Council, and the first Japanese member. Accordingly, the ECBC now represents 121 members from across more than 30 active covered bond jurisdictions around the world.
This significant milestone is the culmination of intensive and constructive dialogue promoted by the ECBC in recent years in relation to covered bonds across the globe. The ECBC has long recognised the potential of this asset class in the Asian market and today’s announcement underlines the significance of a first active issuer in Japan, which paves the way to further development of the covered bond market in Japan and other Asian countries, following the example of South Korea and Singapore.
Commenting on Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s admission as a member, Luca Bertalot, EMF-ECBC Secretary General said:
“We are delighted to welcome Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as the first Japanese ECBC member. This exciting development reinforces the ECBC’s presence in Asia and paves the way for a legislative debate to begin in the Japanese community on the potential need for a regulatory covered bond framework. With its market understanding and insight, and by sharing best practices developed on a global scale, the ECBC stands ready to support the Japanese stakeholders in developing their covered bond market. This latest expansion of the covered bond community underlines the pivotal role of covered bonds as a global asset class, providing stability and sustainable access to finance.”
Atsushi Ouchiyama, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation commented:
“We are highly honoured to become the first Japanese ECBC member. This is a very important step forward for the Japanese banking industry and we are looking forward to working with the ECBC. Together with the support from the ECBC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation would like to contribute to the development of the Japanese covered bond market which is backed by a $1.6 trillion mortgage market.”
This latest addition to the ECBC’s membership comes just a few days ahead of the 29th ECBC Plenary Meeting, which will take place in Riga, Latvia, on 24 April 2019. The event will be supported by key stakeholders in the Latvian capital markets community including the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Euromoney Conferences.
More information about the ECBC and its membership can be found here.
Notes to the Editor:
1. Established in 1967, the European Mortgage Federation (EMF) is the voice of the European mortgage industry, representing the interests of mortgage lenders and covered bond issuers at European level. The EMF provides data and information on European mortgage markets, which were worth around 7 trillion EUR at the end of 2017. As of April 2019, the EMF has 16 members across 13 EU Member States as well as a number of observer members.
2. In 2004 the EMF founded the European Covered Bond Council (ECBC), a platform bringing together covered bond issuers, analysts, investment bankers, rating agencies and a wide range of interested stakeholders. As of April 2019, the ECBC has 121 members across more than 30 active covered bond jurisdictions and many different market segments. ECBC members represent over 95% of covered bonds outstanding, which were worth nearly EUR 2.5 tn at the end of 2017
3. The Covered Bond Label Foundation (CBLF) was established in 2012 by the European Mortgage Federation –European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC). The Covered Bond Label website became fully operational on the 1st of January 2013, with the first Labels being effective since then. The website features the Harmonised Transparency Template (HTT) and 14 National Transparency Templates, published by 106 issuers disclosing information on 125 labelled cover pools across 18 jurisdictions. The Covered Bond Label website currently provides issuance data on 5,000 covered bonds, amounting to a total face value of over 1.6 trillion EUR, out of which over 2,800 covered bonds already include information on the Liquidity Coverage Requirement (LCR).
4. For the latest updates from the EMF-ECBC, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube or visit the EMF-ECBC website.
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Contacts
Luca Bertalot
Secretary General
Tel: +32 2 285 40 35
lbertalot@hypo.org