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Insurers dash into fund finance clouds view of AI lending risk, Moody's warns
Rated note feeders and multicredit vehicles draw insurers deeper into private markets
Insurers are piling into complex fund-finance structures as AI reshapes private credit and makes ris...
29 October 2026
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News Analysis
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EBRD, international investors back latest Turkish DPR securitisation
Garanti BBVA revives diversified payment rights issuance after seven years as investor base broadens
Istanbul-based bank Garanti BBVA has raised €400m under its existing diversified payment ri...
29 October 2026
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News Analysis
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SCI In Focus: Operational pressures in European LMEs
As LME activity builds, cross-border friction and execution timing are shaping CLO recovery outcomes
The growth of liability management exercises (LMEs) in Europe has precipitated increased scrutiny on...
29 October 2026
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News Analysis
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ABF Deal Digest: Pollen Street inks £250m deal with Lovey, while Felicitas invests US$15m in a rated note feeder
A weekly roundup of private asset-backed financing activity
This week’s asset-backed finance roundup sees Lovey secure a £250m facility from...
29 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Australian ABS hits turbulence as record supply pushes spreads wider
Australia's public ABS issuance reached a record A$95bn in 2026, but primary market oversupply is we...
Australia's public securitisation issuance has broken previous annual records in 2026, hitting about...
29 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Goldman's restructured Irish RMBS prices at steep discount amid ABS market indigestion
GSMBS 2026-IRPM1 prices below par after failed July launch, as deteriorating European ABS market con...
Goldman Sachs' Irish prime RMBS deal, GSMBS 2026-IRPM1, saw its €337.3m triple-A-rated clas...
28 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Smallest SRTs on record defy market myths
Alvarez & Marsal's experience with smaller SRTs highlights how these deals still deliver meaning...
Smaller SRT issuance could become a more established part of the market by 2030, with challenger ban...
28 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Forward flow: funding tool and M&A route - video
Interpath's Stuart Mogg talks to SCI about the evolution of forward flow partnerships
Stuart Mogg, md and head of financial services debt and capital advisory at Interpath, talks to S...
28 October 2026 Free
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News Analysis
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Felicitas invests US$15m in credit fund rated note feeder
Firm has completed at least five RNFs this year and is working on further NAV and preferred equity d...
Felicitas Global Partners, a specialist NAV lender, has invested US$15m in the mezzanine tranche of...
28 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Sound Point partners with Ninety-One for European ABF arm
US credit manager takes on three-strong team and will sub-advise fund through to completion
Sound Point Capital Management has partnered with Ninety One to pursue the asset manager’s...
28 October 2026
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News Analysis
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CLO managers urged to assess loan eligibility before committing capital
Siepe warns that bespoke loan facilities and increasingly complex compliance matrices are making it ...
CLO managers need to account for increasingly complex eligibility and compliance requirements before...
27 October 2026
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SRT Market Update
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UK lender prepares a leveraged finance SRT
SRT market update
Lloyds Banking Group is preparing a potential SRT transaction referencing a portfolio of approximate...
27 October 2026
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Talking Point
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Higher rates turn into headwind for European CLOs
Rising borrowing costs and falling loan prices heighten refinancing concerns, while market participa...
European CLO investors are facing growing credit risks as higher interest rates put pressure on leve...
27 October 2026
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News Analysis
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SCI In Focus: EU deal leaves questions over insurer eligibility as UFCP faces uncertain outlook
Unchanged eligibility requirements could limit the expansion of insurer-provided credit protection, ...
The EU’s provisional political agreement to reform its securitisation framework opens the...
27 October 2026
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NorthWall gears towards first CLO with AI-driven credit analysis
NorthWall's Lawson highlights disciplined loan selection, strong sponsor and bank relationships, and...
NorthWall Capital is building its CLO business around selective credit underwriting, continuous port...
27 October 2026
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News Analysis
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October CLO mezzanine widening reverses September's gains
Poh-Heng Tan from CLO Research provides insights on primary EU CLOs.
The analysis covers new-issue EU BSL CLOs priced between 19 January 2026 and 23 October 2026 with a...
27 October 2026
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News Analysis
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'Horizontal' rated note feeders set to gain ground in Europe
Solvency II constraints are steering EU insurers towards structures that let investors take separate...
European insurers’ growing appetite for private credit is likely to spur a different rated...
26 October 2026
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News Analysis
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European CLO equity cash flows hit six-year low as repricing squeezes margins
European CLO equity distributions fall to their lowest level since 2020, prompting investors to dema...
European CLO equity cash distributions have fallen to their lowest level since the Covid-19...
26 October 2026
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News Analysis
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SCI in Focus: Telecoms trouble tests European CLOs
European telco debt under the spotlight as major names slump towards YTD and distressed lows
Trouble among the big names in the telecommunications sector has haunted the European loan market ov...
26 October 2026
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News
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US SRT market on upward trajectory
Speakers at SCI's World Risk Sharing Summit said that regulatory clarity and new demand from data ce...
The US significant risk transfer market is on an upward trajectory, with regulatory clarity and new...
26 October 2026
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Market Moves
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Job swaps weekly: Lloyds reshuffles, Sound Point expands in Europe
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Lloyds Banking Group making senior ap...
23 October 2026
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Market Moves
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Schonfeld hires BMO veteran Leclerc for Toronto expansion
Schonfeld has hired Jean-Francois Leclerc as credit portfolio manager as the hedge fund opens its fi...
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors has hired Jean-Francois Leclerc as a credit portfolio manager, as the N...
23 October 2026
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News Analysis
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SCI In Focus: US middle-market private credit stress exceeds reported defaults
Amid rising borrower distress, BofA highlights PIK usage, loan marks and triple-C exposure as warnin...
Moody’s has warned that credit stress among US middle-market borrowers is more widespread...
23 October 2026
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SRT Market Update
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Italian consumer finance bank completes fourth cash SRT
SRT market update
Compass has completed a €900m consumer loan securitisation structured to meet significant r...
23 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Frothy AI valuations could come to grief
Expected data centre financing depends on AI boom
The AI bubble is set to burst, with potentially seismic consequences for expected liquidity in the s...
23 October 2026
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News Analysis
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MDBs in a changing SRT world - video
EIF's Flavio Cabas talks to SCI about SRTs, the role of MDBs and regulatory developments
Flavio Cabas, senior investment manager of the European Investment Fund, talks to SCI's Simon Bou...
22 October 2026 Free
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Investor challenges conventional view of SRT as capital relief
Man Group challenges conventional view of significant risk transfer as regulatory capital relief, ar...
An investor has challenged the conventional view of SRT transactions as an instrum...
22 October 2026
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The Structured Credit Interview
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SCI In Conversation Podcast: Elaine Furnari, Citco
We discuss the hottest topics in securitisation today...
In the latest episode of SCI In Conversation, ABF Editor Jacob Chilvers speaks with Citco’...
22 October 2026
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News
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ICG prepares CLO equity fund to support further issuance
ICG prepares CLO equity fund to support growth of its CLO business
Asset manager ICG is preparing to raise a CLO equity fund to support additional European CLO issuanc...
22 October 2026
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ABF Deal Digest: KKR expands solar JV with TotalEnergies, while MidOcean and Idea Financial form new lending venture
A weekly roundup of private asset-backed financing activity
This week’s ABF roundup sees KKR expand its US solar joint venture with TotalEnergies. Mea...
22 October 2026
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SRT Market Update
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Irish lender targets 25-30bps capital benefit from project finance SRT
SRT market update
Allied Irish Banks (AIB) plans to execute a further SRT transaction in 2026, including project finan...
21 October 2026
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SCI Risk Sharing Awards: Outstanding Contribution to SRT
Winner: Timothy Cleary, Clifford Chance
SCI’s Outstanding Contribution to SRT Award for 2026 recognises Clifford Chance partner Ti...
21 October 2026
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SRT Market Update
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Italian bank prepares €3.3bn corporate loan SRT
SRT market update
Intesa Sanpaolo is preparing an SRT transaction referencing approximately €3.3bn of corpora...
21 October 2026
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SRT Market Update
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Spanish lender breaks new ground with first leasing-backed synthetic SRT
SRT market update
BBVA has secured €259m of investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Europe...
21 October 2026
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SCI Risk Sharing Awards: SRT Team of the Year
Winner: IFC
IFC does not simply execute deals. Given its MDB status, it also builds risk-transfer pathways for e...
21 October 2026
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King Street bolsters capital formation team with VWH hire
Chris Jackson joins as md amid a series of appointments and leadership changes, as the firm expands ...
King Street Capital Management has hired Chris Jackson as a managing director (md) on the capital fo...
21 October 2026
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Private credit must fix its plumbing problems before scaling further, speakers warn
The collapses of Tricolor, First Brands and MFS proved a simple truth: fraud is ancient, but weak da...
Private credit’s rapid growth has outpaced the operational machinery needed to police it,...
21 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Views from Miami: Esoterics, digital infra and SRTs set to lead 2027
Investors anticipate growth in legal credit and sport but remain cautious on the macro-outlook
Esoteric assets, digital infrastructure and SRTs are at the forefront of the market for 2027 accordi...
20 October 2026
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News
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SCI Risk Sharing Awards: Service Provider of the Year
Winner: iconicchain
iconicchain boasts over US$250bn in processed transaction volume, 20% global SRT issuance coverage,...
20 October 2026
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News Analysis
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SCI In Focus: EBA mandate sought as EU weighs safeguards for insurer-backed SRT
Industry seeks transitional rules and an EBA impact assessment as EU negotiators weigh safeguards fo...
The SRT industry is calling for a transitional framework and an impact assessment by the European Ba...
20 October 2026
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SRT Market Update
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UK-based lender boosts corporate SRT amid strong demand
SRT market update
Standard Chartered has upsized a synthetic SRT backed by corporate loans to US$3bn from around US$2b...
20 October 2026
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News
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SCI Risk Sharing Awards: North American Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown combines strong US risk transfer transaction activity with meaningful policy advocacy on...
20 October 2026
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Mountain Point leans on data as CLO arbitrage tightens
The US CLO manager uses a multi-factor risk model to identify credit vulnerabilities, while highligh...
Mountain Point Credit is relying on a data-driven, bottom-up approach to credit selection as CLO man...
20 October 2026
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Talking Point
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Reframing the narrative on captive CLO equity
CLO equity has a new investor base in the captive era
A number of CLO managers and investors have pushed back on the wider narrative surrounding the impac...
20 October 2026
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News Analysis
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Private credit seeks clarity into structured exposures
ABF takes asset pole position amid surging BDC expansion
After a series of bankruptcies, early redemptions and negative headlines, the private credit industr...
20 October 2026
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News
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SCI Risk Sharing Awards: European Law Firm of the Year
Winner: Latham & Watkins
SCI selected Latham & Watkins as European Law Firm of the Year in the 2026 Risk Sharing Awar...
19 October 2026
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Market Moves
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Jefferies taps Pemberton fund finance pro
Benjamin Armstead to join Jefferies Credit Partners after four years at the private debt manager
Jefferies Credit Partners has tapped a former Pemberton Asset Management fund finance speci...
19 October 2026
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Market Moves
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Ex-JPMorgan director launches new fund finance advisory firm
Ben James' Soleo Partners will target UK and EU mid-market and lower mid-market sponsors
After more than 15 years in various fund finance lending and advisory roles, Ben James has launc...
19 October 2026
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Hamburg Commercial Bank hires ex-Alantra md for NPL and ABF push
Senior hire comes as German NPL ratios climb to highest levels since 2020
Fabrizio Sicilia, who was a credit portfolio manager at Alantra for over eight years, has j...
19 October 2026
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SCI Risk Sharing Awards: North American Arranger of the Year
Winner: BMO
Established over a decade ago, BMO’s dedicated risk transfer team, Risk & Capital...
19 October 2026
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