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#A formal legal agreement to take, or not to take, certain actions.
1. ''Law.''
#In loan documentation, a promise given by the borrower to take, or not to take, specified actions relevant to the borrower's creditworthiness.<ref>http://www.treasurers.org/node/8842</ref> For example, a ''financial covenant'' to maintain a minimum ratio of net worth to debt.
 
#In relation to pension funds, the credit strength of the sponsoring employer and its commitment to the pension fund.
A formal legal agreement to take, or not to take, certain actions.
 
 
2. ''Debt documentation - loan documentation - bond documentation.''
 
In debt documentation, covenants are generally about protecting the lender-investor against an increase in their credit risk relating to the borrower.
 
In this context, covenants are generally promises given by the borrower to take - or not to take - specified actions relevant to the borrower's creditworthiness.   
 
For example, a borrower's ''financial covenant'' to maintain a minimum ratio of net worth to debt.
 
 
Breach - or potential breach - of such a covenant is designed to act as an early warning indicator of potential problems.
 
 
3. ''Pensions.''
 
In relation to pension funds, the credit strength of the sponsoring employer and its commitment to the pension fund.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Acceleration]]
* [[Accounting exposure]]
* [[Accounting exposure]]
* [[Asset cover]]
* [[Asset cover]]
* [[Breach of covenant]]
* [[Breach of covenant]]
* [[Clause]]
* [[Compliance]]
* [[Compliance]]
* [[Condition]]
* [[Contingent covenant]]
* [[Contract]]
* [[Covenant trigger]]
* [[Covenant-lite]]
* [[Credit risk]]
* [[Credit risk]]
* [[Default]]
* [[Event of default]]
* [[Event of default]]
* [[Financial covenant]]
* [[Financial covenant]]
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]
* [[Grace period]]
* [[Headroom]]
* [[Incurrence covenant]]
* [[Incurrence covenant]]
* [[Interest cover]]
* [[Interest cover]]
* [[Loan agreement]]
* [[Loan agreement]]
* [[Maintenance covenant]]
* [[Maintenance covenant]]
* [[MCT]]
* [[Net worth]]
* [[Net worth]]
* [[Non-financial covenant]]
* [[Non-financial covenant]]
* [[Representations]]
* [[Restrictive covenant]]
* [[Restrictive covenant]]
* [[Sponsor]]
* [[Term]]
* [[Trigger event]]
* [[Waiver]]
* [[Waiver]]
 
* [[Warranty]]
 
==References==
<references/> Treasury Essentials: Covenants, The Treasurer, March 2013




==Other links==
==Other links==
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/5225 Loan agreement covenant performance, Will Spinney, ACT 2009]
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/8842 Treasury Essentials: Covenants, The Treasurer, March 2013]


[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]

Latest revision as of 02:59, 24 March 2024

1. Law.

A formal legal agreement to take, or not to take, certain actions.


2. Debt documentation - loan documentation - bond documentation.

In debt documentation, covenants are generally about protecting the lender-investor against an increase in their credit risk relating to the borrower.

In this context, covenants are generally promises given by the borrower to take - or not to take - specified actions relevant to the borrower's creditworthiness.

For example, a borrower's financial covenant to maintain a minimum ratio of net worth to debt.


Breach - or potential breach - of such a covenant is designed to act as an early warning indicator of potential problems.


3. Pensions.

In relation to pension funds, the credit strength of the sponsoring employer and its commitment to the pension fund.


See also


Other links

Treasury Essentials: Covenants, The Treasurer, March 2013