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Issue 215 - 5th January

  • News Analysis

    • ABS

      • European evolution

        2011 to be evolutionary, not revolutionary for European ABS

        Next year is expected to be a good one for European ABS, albeit somewhat unspectacular. The strong performance of RMBS and other positive trends from 2010 should continue, but conditions will remain tough and issues such as regulation will persist in...

      • Support issues

        Starkly different outlooks for Australian ABS and RMBS

        The outlooks for Australian ABS and RMBS are starkly different. While the record ABS volumes seen in 2010 are expected to continue next year, growth in the RMBS sector appears to be being distorted by a lack of cheap funding and the government's depo...

    • CLOs

      • Different paths

        US CLO improvement powers on as Europe lags behind

        A good year is being predicted for US CLOs in 2011, driven by improving new issuance volumes and collateral trends. In contrast, the European CLO market remains mired in regulatory and sovereign debt issues. Annaly Capital Management strategists no...

  • News

    • Insurance-linked securities

      • ILS trio closes

        Three more insurance-linked securities deals have closed in the past day - the first longevity trend risk securitisation, the first medical benefit claims ILS and two new tranches from the Montana Re multi-peril multi-country catastrophe bo...

  • Job Swaps

    • ABS

      • SLC acquisition completed

        Discover Financial Services has completed its acquisition of the Student Loan Corporation (SLC). The...

      • Senior trio depart

        Three senior executives are leaving Citadel Securities, the firm has confirmed. John Kilgallon, curr...

      • CRE CDO manager replaced

        Cutwater Asset Management Corp has replaced Dillon Read Capital Management as collateral manager on...

    • Distressed assets
    • Legislation and litigation

      • SF partner appointed

        Eversheds has appointed Kingsley Ong as partner in its Hong Kong banking and finance team. Kingsley...

  • News Round-up

      • Greek RWN impacts SF

        Fitch has placed all tranches of its rated Greek structured finance transactions on rating watch neg...

    • Alternative assets

      • Cat bond duo closed

        Swiss Re has closed two catastrophe bond issuances - the third series of Successor X and G...

      • Annaly eyes MBS purchases

        Annaly Capital Management has priced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of its com...


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