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.
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CLO firm boosts originations expertise
Company hires and sector developments
CLO firm boosts originations team Monroe Capital has expanded its direct originations team with th...
Market moves 12 June 2019 -
Advisor boosts SF expertise
Sector developments and company hires
Acquisitions Greensill has acquired receivables securitisation specialist Finacity which will now...
Market moves 11 June 2019 -
Europe sees 1Q issuance dip
Sector developments and company hires
ABS vet nabbed Angelo, Gordon & Co has hired Sunil Kothari as md, responsible for originat...
Market moves 10 June 2019 -
Livestock first inked
Sector developments and company hires
Australian livestock deal debuts StockCo has launched the first securitisation warehouse transacti...
Market moves 7 June 2019 -
Deleveraging continues
UniCredit expands NPL ABS programme
UniCredit has expanded its Sandokan non-performing loan ABS programme. While the transaction is bein...
News 7 June 2019 -
Risk transfer round-up - 7 June
CRT sector developments and deal news
Santander is believed to be readying three SME significant risk transfer transactions, along with a...
News 7 June 2019 -
'Significant divergence' in Libor preparations
Libor transition still 'choice rather than necessity' for some firms
There are still a “number” of firms in the UK that view the transition from Libo...
News 5 June 2019 -
New P2P platform rules announced
Sector developments and company hires
ABS facility expands Amigo Holdings has increased its securitisation facility to £300m....
Market moves 5 June 2019 -
Easing up
European ABS market update
Activity levels have been high across European ABS/MBS and CLOs of late, but appear to be easing up...
Market Reports 5 June 2019 -
Agri-linked note prepped
Company hires and sector developments
Agri-linked note prepped The African Development Bank has approved a €100m partial credit...
Market moves 4 June 2019 -
JV announced
Intrum acquires Piraeus platform
Intrum is set to purchase Piraeus Bank’s servicing platform, which will be hived-off into...
News 4 June 2019 -
Bank bulks up commodities expertise
Company hires and sector developments
Bank bulks out commodities unit Credit Agricole has hired Aude Sauty de Chalon as directo...
Market moves 3 June 2019 -
Bank nabs CLO expert
Company hires and sector developments
Mizuho has hired Stefan Stefanov as director, Euro CLO specialist and he will report in to Juan-Carl...
Market moves 31 May 2019 -
STS not yet 'embraced'
Ambiguity stifling STS label success
Uptake of the STS label has been tentative and cannot be credited with the current strong momentum i...
News Analysis 31 May 2019 -
Pillar prepped
Public Greek NPL ABS debuts
DBRS has provided the first public rating for a non-performing loan securitisation in Greece as the...
News Analysis 31 May 2019 -
NPL securitisations eyed
Fire, StormHarbour JV granted license
Greek authorities have granted a license to EuPraxis, the joint venture between Italian servicer Fir...
News Analysis 31 May 2019 -
Indian RMBS market in the works?
Sector developments and company hires
Alt sales head hired Schroders has hired Peter Arnold to lead its alternative sales unit, which wa...
Market moves 30 May 2019 -
SCI podcast - episode 7 now live
All the most pressing topics in structured finance discussed
The latest edition of the SCI podcast is now live. This month, we take a look at servicing within su...
News 30 May 2019 -
Agency acquisition announced
Sector developments and company hires
Agency acquisition Morningstar has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DBRS, t...
Market moves 29 May 2019 -
MPL ABS dissected
Rating agencies clash over sector
US marketplace loan (MPL) ABS transactions have seen steadily declining credit enhancement (CE) that...
News 29 May 2019 -
Interpretation issues
Credit Suisse completes capital relief trade
Credit Suisse has completed its first capital relief trade of the year, dubbed Elvetia Finance serie...
News 29 May 2019