Issue 246 - 10th August
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News Analysis
- ABCP
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Alternative approaches?
Regulatory uncertainty hampering ABCP market
Changes in FASB accounting rules, combined with regulatory uncertainty continue to hamper the growth of the ABCP market. However, the need to secure long-term funding has seen some banks adopt alternative approaches to the sector. Jerry Marlatt, se...
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- ABCP
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Market Reports
- CLOs
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Euro CLO market silenced
The European CLO market has had a very quiet couple of weeks as macro headlines continue to cause concern. Demand remains high for top-quality paper, but is quite thin below that. "There is very little happening," explains one trader. "I have not s...
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- CLOs
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News
- ABS
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Structured credit may provide 'safe-haven'
Assets that were once deemed responsible for the spread of the global financial crisis in 2007-2009 may find themselves offering refuge for investors in the wake of the recent market slide. According to structured credit strategists at Cit...
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Unemployment impacting student loan ABS
The record high unemployment rate for young college graduates of 9% in the first half of 2011 is impacting student loan securitisations, with recent vintages performing worse than earlier transactions. Moody's notes in its latest Weekly Credit Outloo...
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- CDS
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Tranche investors buying on sovereign concerns
As nervousness about sovereign debt concerns pushes CDS spreads on European peripheries steadily wider, tranche investors have been taking advantage of the deterioration. CDS on Spain, for example, has risen to 423bp - 122bp wider week-on...
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- CMBS
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'Harsh' action for Euro CMBS property
The Quartier 206 shopping centre - securing the defaulted loan of the same name - has been placed into public administration as of Tuesday (2 August), according to a Titan Europe 2006-5 transaction notice. CMBS analysts at Barclay...
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- Whole business securitisations
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Surprise downgrade for pubco deal
All of the notes in the Unique Pub Finance securitisation have been downgraded one notch by Fitch because of concerns over the stability of Enterprise Inns' business model. The class A notes have become sub-investment grade, dropping from triple-B mi...
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- ABS
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The Structured Credit Interview
- ABS
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Alignment of interest
Deer Park Road Corp founder Michael Craig-Scheckman and md Will Bashan answer SCI's questions
Q: How and when did Deer Park Road become involved in structured finance? M: I founded Deer Park Road in 2003 when I moved to Colorado, with the aim of continuing the relationships I had built in previous roles at hedge funds. Initially I was managi...
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- ABS
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Job Swaps
- ABS
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Law firm taps commercial finance pros
Peter Seiden and Bryan Petkanics have joined Loeb & Loeb's New York office as partners in th...
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German pricing service expands
Interactive Data Corporation has expanded its evaluated pricing services capabilities in Germany. A...
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Cadwalader adds Hong Kong partner
Jeffrey Chen has joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's Hong Kong office as partner. Formerl...
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- CDO
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Key persons replaced
Faxtor ABS 2005-1 class C noteholders have voted to replace the key persons on the transaction by an...
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CRE CDO transferred
Wrightwood Capital has resigned as collateral manager and advancing agent on Wrightwood Capital Real...
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China credit sales head named
Citi has appointed Steve Yang as head of Greater China credit sales. He will be based in Hong Kong a...
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- CDS
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Indian credit trading team bolstered
Citi has bolstered its Indian credit markets trading and commodities team with four new hires. Roh...
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- CLOs
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Ares acquires Indicus
Ares Management is buying European leveraged finance and CLO manager Indicus Advisors. David Reilly...
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Another GSC CLO hearing scheduled
A hearing in connection with the Gateway III Euro CLO and Gateway IV Euro CLO deals will be held on...
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CLO hit by occurrence of cause
Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management has notified the trustee and preference shares paying...
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- CMBS
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Regulatory policy director added
Martin Schuh has joined the CRE Finance Council (CREFC) in the newly created position of director, l...
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Orrick partner finds new home
Cameron Cowan has joined King & Spalding as a partner in its capital transactions and real e...
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- RMBS
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Law firm taps servicing vet
SNR Denton has appointed Scott Samlin as a partner in its capital markets practice in New York. Saml...
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US broker bolsters sales and trading
US broker-dealer Mizuho Securities has expanded its sales and trading department with a number of se...
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MBIA recoveries, commutations outlined
Expectations of future payments on MBIA's RMBS exposures increased by US$53m during the second quart...
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- ABS
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News Round-up
- ABS
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EMEA SF losses lower than expected
Realised losses for EMEA structured finance (SF) transactions are low and total credit losses will r...
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Global SF criteria updated
Fitch has updated its global criteria for rating structured finance (SF) transactions. The update in...
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US-linked ABS ratings review underway
S&P says that its ratings on 744 structured finance transactions remain on credit watch nega...
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APAC consumer ABS criteria updated
Fitch has published a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) consumer ABS criteria report, which details the agency...
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Credit reports to include reps and warranty details
Fitch is to include expanded disclosure of representations, warranties and enforcement (RW&E...
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Euro SF downside risk remains
Fitch says in a new report that the performance of European structured finance (SF) transactions con...
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Credit quality measures continue to improve
Caution still reigns supreme among US consumers as credit quality measures improve rapidly, accordin...
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- CDO
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ZAIS clarifies stance on ZING VII
ZAIS Group has responded to Hildene Capital Management's recent letter regarding ZING VII's bankrupt...
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- CDS
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Counterparty credit risk study published
ISDA has published a new analysis of counterparty credit risk management in the US over-the-counter...
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- CMBS
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Aggressive CMBS underwriting highlighted
The quality of the loans securitised in US CMBS conduits in the second quarter held steady in terms...
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Second-quarter CRE loan mods analysed
Modifications of the CRE loans that back US CMBS continued at a steady pace in 2Q11. At the same tim...
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Barclays job cuts to hit seven CMBS
Job cuts at financial institutions will affect demand for office space and have a minor negative eff...
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2011 conduit/fusion CMBS cleared
S&P has published an update to its review of the application of its US conduit/fusion CMBS c...
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CMBS delinquencies hit new high
US CMBS delinquencies reached a new record high last month due to a slew of new late-pays combined w...
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Three Japanese CMBS loans default in July
Three loans backing Moody's-rated Japanese CMBS defaulted in July, according to the agency's latest...
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- Distressed assets
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Small investor structured pilot closed
The FDIC has closed on the first sales in its small investor programme (SIP). The pilot SIP involved...
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- Documentation
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Reps and warranties comparisons added to presales
As of September 26, all reports accompanying new ratings from Moody's on ABS will include comparison...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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ILS muted after turbulent start to year
Despite significant catastrophic events and a change to RMS' US hurricane model, the insurance-linke...
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- Regulation
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Warning over unintended risk retention consequences
Evolving US risk retention regulations require careful navigation by securitisation market participa...
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- RMBS
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Need for viable TBA market underlined
Thomas Hamilton, md at Barclays Capital, testified yesterday (3 August) on behalf of SIFMA at a US S...
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Subprime RMBS assets offloaded
Dexia Group reports that it has sold 94% or US$8.8bn of guaranteed assets from its financial product...
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Aussie RMBS criteria updated
Fitch has published a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) residential mortgage criteria report, detailing its ap...
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- ABS
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