EBA finds Swedish waiver on covered bonds justified
The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced today that significant potential concentration problems in Sweden justify the application of a partial waiver on covered bonds. The opinion is addressed to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) and follows their notification that they intend to implement a partial waiver on the eligibility of covered bonds in relation to risk weight preferential treatment. The verdict comes after a review of the Swedish covered bonds market and concerns the application of Article 129 (1) of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR).