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Issue 252 - 21st September

  • News Analysis

    • RMBS

      • Caveat emptor?

        Jurisdiction may play key role in RMBS fraud case volume

        Regulators and investors in both the US and the UK remain focused on the fraudulent misrepresentation of structured finance securities and the resulting losses. However, as the number of cases in the US is set to increase in the coming months, the ca...

      • Partial eclipse

        European covered bond issuance threatens to leave RMBS behind

        The European covered bond market has seen almost €20bn in new issuance over recent weeks, eclipsing the far quieter RMBS market. The move has led some to question whether there will be sufficient demand for both products going forward. Ro...

    • CMBS

      • Action plan

        Real estate auction platform looks to expand

        Online bidding platform Auction.com is credited for helping to resolve distressed real estate in the US by putting it directly into the hands of local entrepreneurs. The company is now looking to expand into the European market and potentially via no...

  • News

    • ABS

      • SCI Start the Week - 19 September

        A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

        PipelineAmong the deals that entered the pipeline last week are: the C$535m Ford Auto Securitization Trust 2011-R3 auto ABS; the US$375.2m Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2011-2 private label RMBS; and the US$1bn JMPCC 2011-C5 CMBS. Additionally, Goldman and...

  • Job Swaps

      • Corporate trust beefs up

        Wilmington Trust's corporate client services (CCS) business has announced the addition of five capit...

      • ABS analyst added

        Chris D'Onofrio has joined DBRS' structured finance group as an svp, focusing on ABS as a lead analy...

    • CLOs

      • CLO pro recruited

        Tom Majewski has joined RBS Securities' global banking & markets division in the Americas as...

      • LNR restructures

        LNR Property has announced a new operating and an ongoing realignment of global resources. The firm...

  • News Round-up

    • ABS

      • Sigma case rejected

        SIFMA - represented by Cadwalader partner Martin Seidel and associate Nathan Bull R...

      • CIR RFC published

        Moody's has published an RFC regarding its proposed methodology for counterparty instrument ratings...

    • CDO

      • ABS CDO on the block

        Dock Street Capital Management has been retained to act as liquidation agent for Highridge ABS CDO I...

      • ABS CDO sale due

        The trustee of Kent Funding II has been direction to sell and liquidate all of the ABS CDO's assets....

      • Euro ABS CDOs affirmed

        Fitch has downgraded three tranches and affirmed 53 tranches of 21 European ABS CDOs. Simultaneously...

      • ABS CDO sales scheduled

        Dock Street Capital Management has been retained as liquidation agent for Rockville CDO I. The colla...

      • CDS liquidity bounces back

        Fitch Solutions reports that in the two weeks to 16 September global CDS liquidity bounced back from...

      • iTraxx set to roll tighter

        The Markit iTraxx Europe, Asia and SovX indices will roll into a new series tomorrow (20 September)....

      • CDS analytics upgraded

        CMA has released Quotevision 4.0, which the firm says is a significant improvement on the previous v...

    • CLOs

      • CLO tender offer announced

        Citi has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase outstanding Skytop CLO income notes. For each US$...


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