Foreign Mortgage Covered Bonds as Source of Funding for Czech Banks

This Diploma Thesis describes foreign mortgage covered bonds which can be issued by Czech banks under English law on foreign regulated markets after the amendment to the Czech Act No. 190/2004 Coll., the Bonds Act, as amended took effect in 2012. The Diploma Thesis outlines basic characteristics of foreign mortgage covered bonds, lists reasons for their issuance, and compares them with certain alternative sources of funding for banks. The Diploma Thesis describes the structure of programme and issuance documentation used in the international capital markets. The author points out certain regulatory deficiencies existing under Czech law and proposes amendments in support of the international investment attractiveness of foreign mortgage covered bonds of Czech banks. The Diploma Thesis also analyses selected issuances of foreign mortgage covered bonds by Czech banks.