2022 has been a very challenging year: from a global economical and political perspective in general but also for fixed income markets in particular. The hostile invasion of the Ukraine by Russia brought the war back into Europe and changed as well the sentiment on the financial markets. A high level of inflation driven to a large degree by rising energy costs led to a sharp increase in interest rates and to a growing fear of a worldwide recession. Against this background, fixed income investors were acting very cautiously throughout many periods of the year and it was difficult for issuers to approach the market. Covered Bonds were a pleasing exception and we witnessed syndicated transactions in the EUR space in almost every week of the year.