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*CRT Awards 2024*

The submissions period for SCI’s 2024 Capital Relief Trades Awards closes on 31 May. Apply now to secure your chance to be recognised and celebrated by the SRT industry at a gala black-tie dinner at RIBA HQ!

Qualifying period: 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. 

Award winners are decided through a two-step process, the first stage of which is a call for nominations. Based on these nominations, the SCI editorial team – in conjunction with an industry advisory board – will compile a shortlist for each category. The shortlist will then be published and the ultimate winners revealed during a gala black-tie dinner held at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Final selections will be made by the SCI editorial team, based on submissions, colour from the market and our own independent research. Advisory board members will be required to sign confidentiality agreements and will be recused from judging an award that they are eligible to be nominated for.

SRT market participants are invited to put themselves, their colleagues, clients and their peers forward to be shortlisted. To aid in the judging process, brief written pitches along with supporting data can be submitted by those wishing to be considered for a given category. All written pitches should be submitted by 31 May.

*Please only include information in submissions that is ‘on-the-record’, as SCI reserves the right to use such information in an eventual awards write-up.* 

Many thanks to our advisory board members, comprising Alan Ball of Texel, Matthew Bisanz of Mayer Brown, Gina Hartnett of Schroders Capital, Olivier Renault of Pemberton Capital Advisors, David Saunders of Santander and Tony Viscardi of Atlas SP Partners.

For all the details on the CRT Awards categories and the nominations process, click here.

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Deal-focused updates from our ABS Markets and CLO Markets services

SCI In Conversation podcast
The latest episode is a special for International Women's Day in which SCI deputy editor Kenny Wastell speaks to Ruhi Patil, a counsel in Dentons' London office, about gender diversity and inclusion in the structured finance industry.
The episode can be accessed here, as well as wherever you usually get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify (just search for ‘SCI In Conversation’).

SRTx benchmark
SCI’s SRTx (Significant Risk Transfer Index), is a benchmark that measures the estimated prevailing new-issue price spread for generic private market risk transfer transactions. Calculated and rebalanced on a monthly basis by Mark Fontanilla & Co, the index provides market participants with a benchmark reference point for pricing in the private risk transfer market by aggregating issuer and investor views on pricing. For more information on SRTx or to register your interest as a contributor, click here.

Upcoming SCI events
2nd Annual Esoteric ABS Seminar
30 May, New York

Emerging Europe SRT Seminar
18 June 2024, Warsaw

CRT Training for New Market Entrants
14-15 October, London

Women In Risk Sharing
15th October, London

10th Annual Capital Relief Trades Seminar
16 & 17 October 2024, London

2nd Annual European CRE Finance Seminar
November 2024, London