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Covered Bonds: A Primer On The Underlying Risks (00:07:28 min) The covered bond asset class enjoys significant interest from both investors and issuers around the globe, with €80 billion issued in the first 10 weeks of 2011 and new legislation being contemplated in the U.S. In this podcast, Standard & Poor's Associate Director Sabine Daehn, of Structured Finance Research, discusses recent developments in the sector and highlights the diverse risk dynamics underlying different covered bond programs. Listen

This Week In Structured Finance: Covered Bonds Uncovered (00:12:19 min) Covered bonds are hybrid debt instruments that combine aspects of structured finance and financial institution ratings. In this podcast, Standard & Poor's Director Karlo Fuchs and Ernestine Warner of Investor Relations discuss our rating approach for covered bonds and the prospects for growth in Europe and the U.S. Listen