Issue 327 - 13th March
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News Analysis
- CLOs
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Euro 2.0?
European CLO market back, but not as before
Cairn CLO III printed last month, reopening the European CLO market after a lengthy hiatus. Further deals from Pramerica and New Amsterdam Capital Management are set to follow and could mark a shift towards a European 2.0 market. The Cairn CLO III...
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- CLOs
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Market Reports
- ABS
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Uncommon names in ABS frame
Following an up-tick in ABS secondary supply last week, healthy BWIC activity continued yesterday. I...
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- CDO
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CRE paper underpins CDO supply
The US CDO secondary market saw a heavy influx of CRE CDO supply yesterday. But some rare collateralised fund obligation (CFO) paper out for the bid also attracted attention during the session. SCI's PriceABS data shows a number of CRE CDO names fr...
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- CLOs
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Euro CLO mezz widens
The European mezzanine CLO secondary market weakened somewhat to start the month. Single-As are trading at about 50DM wider, although more senior and strong equity paper remain well bid. "The most exciting development recently was this big BWIC fro...
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- RMBS
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RMBS ticks over as secondary supply slows
US RMBS non-agency secondary supply was notably lighter in yesterday's session. A number of names were successfully covered, however, with dealer talk showing slight movement. BWIC volume for non-agency RMBS was US$326m, according to Interactive Da...
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- ABS
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News
- ABS
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Punch class Ms organise
Punch Taverns has released a positive trading statement and still expects to meet guidance on full-year operating profit, achieve disposals above book value and complete a consensual restructuring by the summer. However, this may prove optimistic, as...
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- Structured Finance
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SCI Start the Week - 11 March
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline Last week was the busiest the pipeline has been for a while, largely due to five new CMBS being announced. There were also four new CLOs, three ABS, two ILS and an RMBS. The CMBS were US$240m Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-SMP,...
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- CLOs
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Wave of CLO 2.0 re-pricings forecast
CLO 2.0 deals are starting to reach the end of their non-call periods and tighter loan spreads are encouraging equity holders to redeem transactions sooner than many investors seem to have anticipated. Several 2010 CLOs have already been refinanced,...
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- CMBS
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Office bucks watchlist trend
Knowing which criteria triggered a servicer watchlist (WL) placement can be helpful in predicting the likelihood of a CMBS loan default, according to Barclays Capital CMBS analysts. By constructing a historical time series of WL codes, they find that...
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- ABS
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Job Swaps
- ABS
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Asset finance partner named
Berwin Leighton Paisner has promoted a raft of senior associates to its partnership, including asset...
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ED adds central bank economist
The European DataWarehouse (ED) has appointed José Manuel González-Páramo...
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- Structured Finance
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Capital markets legal pro added
Jaroslaw Hawrylewicz has joined O'Melveny & Myers in New York as senior counsel. The structu...
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Fitch adds sales chief
Fitch Solutions has appointed Julian Acquari as global head of sales. He will be based in London and...
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Smith Breeden director returns
Carl Bell has returned to Smith Breeden Associates as a principal and senior portfolio manager. As a...
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- CDO
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CRE CDO transfers due
Gramercy Capitol Corp affiliate GKK Manager is set to transfer its collateral management rights and...
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- CDS
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DTCC gets go-ahead for Japan subsidiary
The DTCC's registration to establish a Japanese OTC derivatives trade repository with the Financial...
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- CLOs
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Manager boosts development, client services teams
Highland Capital Management has appointed Nikki Gill as director of business development and David L...
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- CMBS
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US CMBS head recruited
Arbor Commercial Mortgage has appointed Todd Hirsch as evp and head of CMBS finance and distribution...
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CRE intelligence hub launches
A customisable, real-time business intelligence hub for the global commercial real estate industry d...
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- RMBS
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Mortgage vet to oversee integration
Vericrest Financial has appointed Joe Anderson as chairman and ceo, effective immediately. He will l...
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FHFA files against HSBC
The FHFA has filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court against HSBC Finance Corporation and Deci...
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- ABS
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Auto ABS expected to weather depreciation
Vehicles are likely to depreciate to a greater degree this year, though not enough to present any ma...
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Looser underwriting eyed in auto ABS
Competitive industry pressures - particularly in the subprime sector - are drivi...
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Stable outlook for Canadian ABS
Moody's outlook remains stable for Canadian auto and credit card ABS and for the country's seven cov...
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Container ABS criteria issued
Moody's has published a methodology report that details its global approach to rating ABS backed by...
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- Structured Finance
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Italian ratings cap lowered
Fitch has downgraded 103 tranches - 69 RMBS, 15 ABS, 12 CMBS and seven structured credit a...
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Country credit deterioration factors added
Moody's has released a report describing adjustments for determining loss distributions using two ad...
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Uncertainty remains under latest IASB draft
The IASB last week published an exposure draft on the recognition of impairment losses for financial...
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Listed fund debuts
TwentyFour Asset Management has launched the TwentyFour Income Fund, which aims to generate a net to...
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Sukuk issuance increase continues
Global sukuk issuance grew for the fourth year in a row in 2012 and is expected to become even more...
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- CDO
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ABS CDO on the block
An auction is being held for Independence IV CDO on 28 March. The collateral will be sold only if th...
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- CDS
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New iTraxx series to trade wider
The provisional membership list for the new Series 19 iTraxx indices has been published ahead of its...
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Credit index futures prepped
ICE is set to introduce four credit index futures contracts starting in May. The contracts will be b...
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CDX 20 set to roll wider
Provisional changes to the Markit CDX IG index constituents have been published ahead of the roll to...
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Margin warning sounded
ISDA has published a paper entitled 'Non-Cleared OTC Derivatives: Their Importance to the Global Eco...
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- CLOs
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CLO 2.0 re-pricings analysed
Many of the first CLO 2.0 deals are reaching the end of their call-protected period, with some trans...
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- CMBS
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Q4 CMBS loss severities analysed
The weighted average loss severity for all loans backing US CMBS that liquidated at a loss was 40.8%...
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CMBS pay-offs dip
The percentage of US CMBS loans paying off on their balloon date has exceeded 60% for the fifth time...
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REC 6 hit by low recovery projections
Fitch has downgraded Alburn Real Estate Capital (REC 6)'s class A, B and C notes and affirmed the cl...
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Loan mods help drive delinquencies lower
Two large loan modifications helped drive US CMBS delinquencies lower for a ninth straight month, ac...
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Strong year expected for US lodging
The US lodging sector is expected to experience another strong year in 2013, although the rate of gr...
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Schron portfolio sales ongoing
It has emerged that seven properties from the US$317m Schron Industrial Portfolio, securitised in GC...
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Apartments lead CRE price performance
US commercial property prices across the board were effectively flat in January, according the Moody...
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- Risk Management
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Portfolio management suite offered
DataQuick has launched a portfolio management intelligence suite that aims to provide configurable s...
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MarkitSERV activity ramps up
MarkitSERV reports that 148 buy-side firms and swaps dealers used the platform to match and process...
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Third stress test completed
The largest US bank holding companies have continued to improve their ability to withstand an extrem...
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EMIR protocol launched
ISDA has launched the March 2013 EMIR Non-Financial Counterparty (NFC) Representation Protocol and a...
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Valuations platform strengthened
S&P Capital IQ has broadened its coverage of derivatives and other complex financial instrum...
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- RMBS
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Canadian mortgage RFC issued
Moody's has issued a request for comment on a proposal affecting how it analyses the credit risk of...
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Post-crisis RMBS prepays examined
Prime mortgage borrowers in US RMBS pools issued since the start of 2010 are still prepaying at rapi...
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Direction change for German house prices
The rise in German house prices in 2011-2012 was less pronounced in the wealthiest parts of the coun...
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UK non-conforming arrears plummet
S&P has published its 4Q12 UK RMBS index report, which shows that UK non-conforming mortgage...
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Servicer loan sales eyed
One lawsuit that grabbed the market's attention last week is the KIRP versus Nationstar Mortgage cas...
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- ABS
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