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24.02.2010
Pfandbrief Banks unveil price index for German housing
Member of the index family GREX (German Real Estate Index), which will gradually incorporate other market segments as well - Important contribution to improving market transparency - Index shows slight upward trend in residential property prices since 2003 more » 21.01.2010Fitch Rating Action not a reflection of decline in Pfandbrief quality
Germany's Pfandbrief Banks critical of procedure more » 27.11.2009Pfandbrief banks achieve funding targets
Pfandbrief a safe investment product and reliable refinancing instrument, even in difficult times more » 09.10.2009Germany's Mortgage Lending Value under the microscope
vdp publishes new book more » 15.09.2009The Pfandbrief 2009/2010
more » 19.06.2009Changes in vdp Board and General Management
more » 04.06.2009vdp welcomes Covered Bond Purchase Programme
Some Questions remain more » 06.04.2009TEGoVA launches European Valuation Standards 2009
Helping professionals and clients face the valuation challenges of market volatility and recession more » 26.03.2009Pfandbrief Act amended
Commitment of German lawmakers to the Pfandbrief system underpinned more » 16.02.2009Pfandbrief market revival is evident
- vdp sees issuing activity pick up at the start of the year - Perceptible rise in issuing volume for 2008 – despite financial market crisis - Study confirms the Pfandbrief’s superiority to Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) more » 30.01.2009Pfandbrief banks oppose widening scope of government guarantees for bank bonds
vdp President Henning Rasche warns against disadvantaging the Pfandbrief more » 17.12.2008Law - made in Germany
New brochure highlights the benefits of the German legal system more » 04.12.2008Top management changing of the guard at vdp
more » 28.11.2008State guarantees are out of the question for Pfandbrief market
Market suffers from “collective punishment” more » 11.11.2008Henning Rasche stays on as president of the vdp
more » 13.10.2008German Financial Market Stabilization Act: Unrestricted Endorsement of the Pfandbrief
more » 08.10.2008New vdp brochure: "The Pfandbrief - A Safe Investment"
Important Questions and Answers more » 11.09.2008Significant Rise in Pfandbrief Sales during First Half of 2008
vdp President Rasche: Sign of the Pfandbrief's function as safe haven in turbulent times – Gradual melting of increased spreads in Jumbo Pfandbrief trading expected more » 01.09.2008vdp welcomes further normalisation of Interbank Market Making
Market Makers support initiative of the issuers' association more » 31.07.2008vdp shows the way towards Normalisation of Interbank Market Making
Jumbo Pfandbriefe Investor Protection in secondary market crucial more » 29.07.2008The Pfandbrief - a Blueprint for the US Treasury
US Covered Bonds in the Focus more » 06.06.2008Henning Rasche re-elected vdp President
more » 22.04.2008No loss of quality for Pfandbrief investors following transfer of ownership of Düsseldorfer Hypothekenbank
Pfandbrief Act contains many safeguarding provisions more » 18.04.2008“Important signal for the German culture for fixed-rate financing”
more » 28.02.2008Simply Pfandbrief – simply good
more » 14.01.2008vdp publishes model contract for Investment Portfolio Loan Agreements
An alternative to extensive Anglo-American drafts more » 04.01.2008Tighter conditions in interbank market making for Jumbo Pfandbriefe
Transparency in trading in Jumbos to be improved more » 18.12.2007Favorable fixed-rate loans for German homebuyers preserved for the time being
But EU Commission reserves right to introduce directive at a later date more » 14.12.2007Pfandbrief weathers the subprime crisis
more » 26.11.2007Interbank Market Making of Pfandbriefe and other Covered Bonds resumed
Interbank trading of Covered Bonds was resumed at 2:30 p. m. Frankfurt time today. more » 22.11.2007Jumbo Pfandbrief interbank market making temporarily suspended
more » 20.09.2007International Covered Bond experts in Berlin for the first time
State Secretary Thomas Mirow opens congress in Berlin with more than 800 participants; after three years in office, Louis Hagen hands over the chair of the European Covered Bond Council. more » 22.08.2007Pfandbriefe not affected by subprime crisis
Numerous safety measures in place to protect investors more » 19.06.2007vdp enlargens its Board to better meet future challenges
Members include senior managers from all German banking groups more » 24.04.20072006: A successful year for the Pfandbrief and the vdp
- Distinct increase in members after vdp repositions itself - Pfandbrief remains premium product on the Covered Bond market - Business development of the Pfandbrief banks in 2006 more » 08.03.2007Defending Credit Quality
Louis Hagen remains Chairman of the European Covered Bond council until September 2007 more » 06.02.200710 % of Jumbo Pfandbrief issues go to Asia
- Pfandbrief banks currently in Tokyo and Peking - more » 23.01.2007vdp publishes amended Pfandbrief Act brochure for download
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