Issue 291 - 27th June
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News Analysis
- CDS
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Write-down resolution?
Bail-in concerns add impetus to CDS overhaul
The European Commission earlier this month finalised its proposed bank recovery and resolution directive, reigniting concerns in the CDS market that forced write-downs may negate the application of the restructuring credit event to senior bank debt (...
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- Structured Finance
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Picking sides
Challenges and opportunities in search for relative value
Ongoing speculation about the future of Greece has dominated the market's attention, but it is not the only concern weighing on participants' minds. Nevertheless, European ABS still offers great value for those who know where to look. "We are at a...
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Mixed blessings
Action needed to attract European investors
Some ABS traders in Europe are expecting to use their balance sheets more over the coming months to support clients. While the rise of BWICs is aiding execution for sellers, more needs to be done to attract a broader investor base to the market. In...
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- CDS
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Market Reports
- CMBS
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Euro CMBS sees spread recovery
After softening earlier in the month, the European CMBS market has recovered over the last week. The Global ABS conference seems to have marked a turning point, but events in the RMBS market also appear to be having an effect. "Activity has definit...
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- CMBS
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News
- Structured Finance
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SCI Start the Week - 25 June
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline Three RMBS deals remained in the pipeline at the end of last week - the $235m Tamweel Residential RMBS (Cayman) IV, $272m Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2012-3 and €848.3m Dutch Mortgage Portfolio Loans X. They were joined by tw...
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- CMBS
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REC 6 test case on the cards
Pearsanta, the junior lender in the Alburn Real Estate Capital (REC 6), has begun High Court proceedings to confirm the appointment of Solutus Advisors as special servicer on the deal. In what is believed to be a first for the European CMBS market, t...
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CMBS SSFA calculations recommended
Different interpretations of simplified supervisory formula approach (SSFA) inputs under the Fed's market risk rule could result in significant variation in capital requirements (SCI 11 June). CMBS strategists at RBS have consequently put forward rec...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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SF vet leads project finance team
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank has appointed Danielle Baron as head of the project fi...
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- CMBS
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CMBS partner scooped
Schulte Roth & Zabel has expanded its real estate practice with the addition of a CMBS lawye...
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CREFC president named
Paul Vanderslice has been elected president of CRE Finance Council (CREFC) for the 2012-2013 term. V...
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Conduits eye flexible execution
ABCP programmes have performed relatively well over the past five years, but issuance has declined s...
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Credit cards boosting US volumes
Year-to-date US consumer ABS volume stands at US$83.5bn, approximately 62% ahead of last year's pace...
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Card charge-off spike reverses
US securitised credit card charge-offs declined by 31bp in May to 4.9% from 5.21% in April, accordin...
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- Structured Finance
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SF natural hedging examined
The number of European structured finance deals that use swaps to hedge interest rate mismatches may...
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ECB repo eligibility broadened
The ECB is set to reduce the rating threshold and amend the eligibility requirements for certain ABS...
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Bank downgrades hit SF, ABCP
Moody's has downgraded a number of structured finance notes directly exposed to the declining credit...
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Call for EU debt mutualisation
The Bank of Spain has released the first results of the independent review of its banking system (SC...
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Draft CRA regulation voted in
The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Committee has voted in favour of draft legislation t...
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- CDO
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Counterparty criteria hits synthetic CDOs
S&P has placed on credit watch negative its credit ratings on 30 tranches in 30 funded synth...
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ML 3 auction results in
The winning bidders for yesterday's Maiden Lane III CDO sale have been announced (SCI 19 June). Cred...
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- CDS
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EMIR consultation launched
ESMA has launched a consultation on its technical standards under EMIR. The measures are designed to...
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Bank credit exposure declines
US commercial banks and savings associations reported trading revenues of US$7bn in 1Q12, according...
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Derivatives included in lending limit rule
The OCC has adopted an interim final rule amending its lending limit rule to apply to certain credit...
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Euro CDS spreads seen tightening
CDS on western European sovereigns are still retreating from levels reached earlier this month, movi...
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- CMBS
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EMEA special servicing activity reviewed
The number of EMEA CMBS loans in special servicing remained unchanged at 134 during May, according t...
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CMBX fundamental value highlighted
The CMBX indices continue to closely follow the broader market as investors remain preoccupied with...
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CMBS servicer reports expanded
Fitch has published the first of its expanded servicer reports for US CMBS servicers. The reports no...
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Stable outlook for IG CMBS
Fitch's loss expectations for 2006-2008 vintage US CMBS transactions vary greatly by deal, the agenc...
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CMBS loan events updated
12 new loan events have been added to the SCI CMBS loan events database today. These include: 18...
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- RMBS
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Operation Twist extended
Operation Twist is set to last through to year-end, having been slated to end this month (SCI 22 Sep...
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QRM concern highlighted
Fitch believes that continued uncertainty relating to aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act has caused many...
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Competitive ResCap auction expected
The process to approve the stalking-horse bidder for the auction of ResCap's loan origination and se...
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- ABS
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