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Zombie deals: the living dead of structured credit

22 May 2013   Category link: CDOs
Dave Jefferds, co-founder and COO of DealVector, examines how noteholder communication could help he...
Five long years ago, the global financial crisis hit. Many deals imploded almost immediately, like ABS deals that blew through their event of default triggers. That capital was more or less destroyed. Other deals, like CLOs, were stretched but did...

SCI Start the Week - 20 May

20 May 2013   Category link: Structured Finance
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline A broad range of transactions remained in the pipeline at the end of last week. These deals comprise four ABS, four RMBS and two CMBS. The ABS currently in the pipeline consists of: €800m Bavarian Sky German Auto Loans 1; US$238...

Asian liberalisation?

20 May 2013   Category link: CDS
Signs of CDS gaining ground as Asian markets open up
The OTC derivatives market in Asia continues to be fragmented and largely weighted towards FX and interest rate swaps. However, CDS remains a core constituent and there are encouraging signs that the sector is evolving. Overall CDS volume in the As...

Freddie sale meets strong demand

17 May 2013   Category link: RMBS
Further details have emerged on the US$1bn-plus US RMBS non-agency bid-list put out by Freddie Mac earlier this week (SCI 14 May). The collateral consisted mostly of subprime and adjustable rate prime or Alt-A loans, with all of the bonds originated...

Equitable subordination risk rises

17 May 2013   Category link: CMBS
The risk of equitable subordination has arisen for the first time during insolvency proceedings of German CMBS borrowers. The case involves the Orange loan securitised in Talisman 6, which is sponsored by Treveria. An insolvency creditor contested...

Counterparty credit risk uncovered - part two

17 May 2013   Category link: Risk Management
Terri Duhon, managing partner at B&B Structured Finance and author of 'How the Trading Floor Rea...
As explained in the first in this series of articles (SCI 3 May), counterparty credit risk in interest rate swaps can generally be thought of as a symmetric picture of potential future exposure, a fraction of the notional of the trade and non-correla...

SEF certainty

17 May 2013   Category link: Risk Management
CFTC clears up CDS concerns
A perceived regulatory preference for CDS futures over swaps has caused serious consternation in the market. However, the publication of final SEF rules yesterday (16 May) has assuaged most concerns and paved the way for participants to advance. Bl...

Differences of opinion

17 May 2013   Category link: RMBS
RMBS rep and warranties scrutinised
Year-to-date US non-agency RMBS issuance stands at US$7.7bn, with volumes forecast to reach US$20bn by year-end, well in excess of 2012's US$6.9bn total. However, the debate over required credit enhancement and representation and warranties continues...

Compelling case for CLO calls

16 May 2013   Category link: CLOs
Equity investors in callable 2010 and 2011 CLOs should call them now and take advantage of the low current funding costs in the new issue market, suggest CLO strategists at Morgan Stanley. Many holders of legacy deals would also benefit from exercisi...

American influence

15 May 2013   Category link: CLOs
European CLO market moving towards US model
Recent developments in the European CLO market suggest that it is moving closer to a US-style model. After Cairn CLO III ended the market's lengthy hiatus (SCI passim), further issuance is expected throughout the year, with larger deal sizes and the...

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