Swap rates and gilt yields fall to near-record lows while IMF cuts growth forecasts

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.5 · 03-05-2013

Short- and medium-term swap rates fell in April to their lowest ever levels recorded by social housing read more

Businesswatch: Bond table

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.4 · 05-04-2013

Data for bonds issued by housing associations updated read more

Is this how all investors will measure the credit worthiness of RPs?

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.2 · 01-02-2013
Rob Mackinlay

As bond market activity increases, the methods investors use to scrutinise the credit worthiness of housing associtions are likely to become more standardised read more

Gilt yields lift but uncertain economic outlook for 2012 dents market confidence

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.1 · 11-01-2013

Gilt yields strengthened across the board with the key 10-year rate at its highest since April 2012 read more

How much does the BoE own? A look at the effect of QE on the sector's benchmark gilts.

Market Digest · Vol.24 No.11 · 02-11-2012
Rob Mackinlay

As the Bank of England's Asset Purchase Facility (APF) or quantitative easing (QE) continues so does its ownership of benchmark gilts for housing association bonds read more

Bond pricing update

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.5 · 03-05-2013

Our updated table of changes to housing association bond prices in May read more

Recovery in share values in January but market rates imply weak economic outlook

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.2 · 01-02-2013
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

A bounce-back in market confidence in January saw the FTSE 100 lift above the 6,000 level for the first time since mid-2011 read more

Breakage costs: how bonds compare to swaps

Market Digest · Vol.24 No.12 · 07-12-2012
Rob Mackinlay

The cost of exiting a loan or any other funding agreement will play a part in a housing association's financial management decisions, the lower the breakage costs, the... read more

Rebound in UK economic growth and boost to government plans for deficit reduction

Market Digest · Vol.24 No.11 · 02-11-2012
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

The UK economy grew by 1.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2012 ending nine months of economic contraction read more

Financial markets calmer as ECB proposes unlimited firepower to buy sovereign debt

Market Digest · Vol.24 No.10 · 05-10-2012
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

There was some recovery in market confidence in September as the ECB announced new plans offering to buy unlimited amounts of sovereign debt in secondary markets. The aim of... read more

Market confidence stabilises after Cyprus bail-out but austerity rules UK budget

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.4 · 05-04-2013
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

Last-minute agreement for £10 billion bail-out funding for Cyprus steadied market confidence, but investors had already sought safe-haven sovereigns read more

Bank of England accepts above-target price inflation amid UK credit rating downgrade

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.3 · 04-03-2013
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

The Bank of England has said for the first time it prepared to tolerate above-target price inflation ot encourage growth in the UK economy, which shrank by 0.3 per cent in... read more

Gilt yields lift but uncertain economic outlook for 2012 dents market confidence

Market Digest · Vol.25 No.1 · 11-01-2013
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

Gilt yields strengthened across the board with the key 10-year rate at its highest since April 2012 read more

Greek debt deal calms markets but Bank of England warns on outlook for UK growth

Market Digest · Vol.24 No.12 · 07-12-2012
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

Financial Markets responded positively to the latest deal for the Greek government which will keep its finances solvent until 2014 read more

HA bonds don't need market makers to trade

Market Digest · Vol.24 No.10 · 05-10-2012
Rob Mackinlay

Recent deals by Raglan and Midland Heart have been described as private placements wrapped in a publicly listed bond. Neither have book-runners or market makers and both have... read more

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Social Housing magazine finance conference

Blog · 17-05-2013
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

The Social Housing finance conference on 16 May generated a thought-provoking day. Read our analysis of the conference insights in the next issue of Social Housing read more

Finance conference 2013: full programme & booking form

Blog · 12-02-2013
Rob Cowley, Social Housing magazine

The full programme for our finance conference is now available to download. You can book your place here read more