ABS

ABS or asset-backed securities are bonds or notes created via securitisation that are backed by a range of assets or receivables. Generically, all securitisations can be labelled ABS and it is often used as a coverall term; in some cases in SCI, ABS will be used in this manner. However, in many cases, ABS are taken to exclude mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and structured credit instruments, such as CDOs. If so, then asset-backed securities or ABS are taken to include consumer ABS, such as credit card securitisations, auto loan or dealer floorplan ABS, student loan securitisations, project finance/infrastructure securitisations and equipment leasing-based transactions. ABS originators are typically loan issuers, such as banks, credit card companies, auto finance and consumer finance firms, but can be any institution that generates regular, quantifiable future income flows (or cashflows), which includes governments. To create asset-backed securities, institutions sell pools of their loans to a special-purpose vehicle, or SPV, which then sells the loans to a trust. The trust then repackages the loans as interest-bearing securities and issues them. This true sale of the loans to the SPV ensures that the ABS is treated as being bankruptcy-remote from the originator.

• Prudential flexibility reiterated

  Sector developments and company hires

  Prudential flexibility reiterated The European Commission has adopted a package to help facilitate...

  Market moves    29 April 2020

• Growth phase

  Asian infrastructure loans eyed

  Singapore-based Clifford Capital has established a holding company structure under Clifford Capital...

  News    29 April 2020

• PEFF funds allocated

  Sector developments and company hires

  PEFF funds allocated The steering body of the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing F...

  Market moves    28 April 2020

• Securitisation support

  AOFM initiatives to boost volumes

  The Australian Office of Financial Management has acted quickly to support the Australian securitisa...

  News Analysis    28 April 2020

• Opportunistic buying

  Covid-19 kicks off secondary SRT market

  Capital relief trade secondary market activity has received a boost from the coronavirus fallout as...

  News Analysis    28 April 2020

• European SME ABS struggling

  Sector developments and company hires

  European SME ABS struggling Coronavirus-driven disruption is creating financial difficulties for...

  Market moves    27 April 2020

• SCI Start the Week - 27 April

  A review of securitisation activity over the past seven days

  Last week's stories Accessing liquidity The role technology plays in securitising trade finance...

  News    27 April 2020

• Inventory ABS prepped

  Sector developments and company hires

  Inventory ABS prepped Fintech platform Supply@ME Capital (SYME) has entered into an agreement with...

  Market moves    24 April 2020

• NPL ABS eyed

  Greek banks target HAPS, despite virus crisis

  Greek banks are targeting over €30bn of non-performing loan securitisations in 2020 via the...

  News Analysis    24 April 2020

• Underperformance underlined

  Italian NPL ABS ratings hit

  Moody’s has downgraded and placed on review for further downgrade the ratings of two notes...

  News    24 April 2020

• Non-agency CMBS goes it alone

  The non-agency CMBS market is an orphan of the storm

  While a raft of measures to aid liquidity and forestall insolvency have been introduced by the US au...

  News Analysis    24 April 2020

• Recovery boost

  Weatherford revolvers fully repay amid negative outlook

  A new case study from SCI has revealed that oil and gas firm Weatherford International is referenced...

  News Analysis    24 April 2020

• Grandfathering for Dutch CLO issuers

  Sector developments and company hires

  Grandfathering for Dutch CLO issuers The Dutch tax authorities have provided written confirmation t...

  Market moves    23 April 2020

• GSE advancing obligations aligned

  Sector developments and company hires

  GSE advancing obligations aligned The US FHFA has aligned Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac&...

  Market moves    22 April 2020

• Accessing liquidity

  Christoph Gugelmann, co-founder of Tradeteq, highlights the role technology plays in securitising tr...

  Access to liquidity is becoming more important than ever; many businesses – both large and...

  Talking Point    22 April 2020

• SCI Start the Week - 20 April

  A review of securitisation activity over the past seven days

  Last week's stories Bilateral activity Opportunistic capital redeployment underway Coverage...

  News    20 April 2020

• Interest rate mismatches eyed

  Sector developments and company hires

  Interest rate mismatches eyed Moody’s suggests that loan repricing will increase interest...

  Market moves    17 April 2020

• Coverage cleared

  Debut programmatic ILW trade executed

  Tremor last week executed what is believed to be the first programmatic ILW trade via an online auct...

  News    16 April 2020

• CMBS secured, unsecured sub debt weighed

  Sector developments and company hires

  CMBS secured, unsecured sub debt weighed Senior US CMBS loans with unsecured subordinate debt (s...

  Market moves    16 April 2020

• Discounted opportunities

  Insurers target SRT secondary market

  Insurers are now targeting the capital relief trades secondary market in search of discounted opport...

  News    16 April 2020

• Auto ABS rating withdrawn

  Sector developments and company hires

  Auto ABS rating withdrawn Fitch has withdrawn the expected ratings of Swiss Car ABS 2020-1 (SCI 9 A...

  Market moves    15 April 2020