Issue 335 - 8th May
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Market Reports
- CMBS
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Euro CMBS picks up as predicted
SCI's PriceABS data shows 100 European CMBS BWIC line items for yesterday's session, as high secondary market volumes were maintained from earlier in the week. This is in stark contrast to the previous week, continuing the pattern of alterna...
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CMBS ticks tighter on rising supply
Generic US CMBS secondary spreads were mostly unchanged yesterday, although legacy conduit AM and AJ tranches tightened slightly. BWIC volume was up to around US$344m, with SCI's PriceABS data showing 59 line items for the session. "CMBS spreads di...
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- CMBS
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News
- Structured Finance
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ECB boost for SME ABS
The ECB has begun consultations with the European Council and EIB in order to promote a functioning market for SME ABS. While the move has been welcomed as a step in the right direction, market participants are not expecting any significant progress...
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- CLOs
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CLO redemption risks examined
An unusual EOD notice has been issued for the Integral Funding CLO, after a scheduled optional redemption failed to complete on 15 April because of delays in the settlement of collateral sales. Although noteholders' risk of loss has not increased mat...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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Agency appoints Canada chief
Fitch has named Andrew Smitiuch as senior director and Canadian business head. He will be based in T...
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Advisory launches Connecticut credit unit
New York-based NewOak Capital has launched NewOak Credit Services in Danbury, Connecticut. The unit...
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SIX, Triangle in data partnership
Triangle Park is partnering with SIX Financial Information to provide clients with an expanded range...
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- CDS
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Pension fund brings CDS antitrust suit
The Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 33 Cleveland District Pension Plan has filed a class action lawsui...
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- CMBS
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NY law firm adds partner
Morrison & Foerster has added partner Lawrence Ceriello to its real estate finance group in...
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REIT beefs up CRE capabilities
Annaly Capital Management has added several members to its commercial real estate platform. The addi...
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CMBS advisory firm launches
Sabal Financial Group has expanded its CMBS business by launching Sabal Commercial Advisors. Sabal C...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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Insurer adds two to capital markets team
Aon Benfield Securities has boosted its capital markets capabilities by adding Robert James and Mich...
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- Risk Management
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Legal challenge to CFTC clearinghouse decisions
The DTCC has filed a lawsuit challenging three interrelated actions by the US CFTC and asking a fede...
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- RMBS
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RMBS vet joins Angel Oak
Thomas Dolan has joined Angel Oak Funding as md. He has significant mortgage capital markets experie...
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Assured reaches RMBS settlement
Assured Guaranty has reached a settlement with UBS to resolve claims related to RMBS that were issue...
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REIT makes two senior appointments
Two Harbors Investment Corp has appointed Marcin Urbaszek as md and promoted Victor Baev to the same...
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Wide-ranging rep, warranties settlement agreed
MBIA Inc and its subsidiaries have agreed a comprehensive settlement with Bank of America. MBIA Corp...
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Strong card ABS performance continues
Positive macro news and improving consumer health pushed US credit card ABS performance to levels no...
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- Structured Finance
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Project Aspen JV formed
Ireland's NAMA and Starwood Capital Group have established a joint venture relating to the sale of N...
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Capital raising mandate signed
Credit hedge fund manager Varden Pacific has mandated alternative assets placement agent MCAM Group...
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Solid performance for MM tranches
Money market (MM) tranches that are part of global structured finance transactions performed well th...
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Euro SME deals remain 'uneconomic'
The market for European SME securitisations remains shut, despite significant spread contraction, Fi...
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- CLOs
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CLO pricing service offered
Markit has launched a new pricing service for CLO tranches. The service covers more than 5,000 inves...
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- CMBS
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CMBS delinquency rate drops
At 9.03%, the Trepp CMBS delinquency rate last month posted its lowest reading in more than two year...
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IRP RFC issued
The CRE Finance Council has released for comment version 7.0 of its investor reporting package (IRP)...
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CMBS pay-offs trending upwards
The percentage of US CMBS loans paying off on their balloon date stood at 64.6% for April, according...
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Servicer ratings, REO aging linked
There is a meaningful relationship between US CMBS servicer ratings and the aging of real estate own...
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New Taurus CMBS nears
Further details have emerged on Taurus 2013 (GMF1), the European multifamily CMBS that will refinanc...
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Ten-year conduit loans set to pay off
Of the US$14.4bn in Fitch-rated performing conduit CMBS loans set to mature this year, US$3.2bn (22....
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Multifamily liquidation plan outlined
The court-appointed receiver for the estate of an alleged Ponzi scheme involving Management Solution...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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PERILS coverage enhanced
PERILS has extended its market coverage to include Italy, providing data for both earthquake and flo...
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- Risk Management
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Cross-border swap rules proposed
The US SEC has issued proposed rules and interpretive guidance for parties to cross-border security-...
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Dodd-Frank bills put forward
The US House Financial Services Committee has passed a number of derivatives-related bills aimed at...
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- RMBS
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Loan buy-backs benefit ZUNI RMBS
The ZUNI 2006-OA1 transaction last month received a payment of about US$50m emanating from loan buy-...
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Lebanese MBS closed
BLC Bank and BSEC - Bemo Securitisation have closed a US$185m securitisation for Lebanese real estat...
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Fannie performance data published
Fannie Mae is to make loan-level credit performance data available on over 18 million single-family...
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Unemployment weighs on Spanish housing
Spain's unemployment rate is anticipated to average 27.5% this year and next, peaking at 28.5% in 1Q...
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Difficult road ahead for FHFA nominee
President Obama has nominated Representative Mel Watt to replace Edward DeMarco as director of the F...
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RMBS shortfalls trending higher
Morningstar Credit Ratings has reviewed monthly occurrences of interest shortfalls for 1Q13. The dat...
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- ABS
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Research Notes
- Risk Management
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Counterparty credit risk uncovered - part one
Terri Duhon, managing partner at B&B Structured Finance and author of 'How the Trading Floor Rea...
For as long as derivatives have been around, counterparties have taken contingent credit risk to each other. Originally, the efforts to quantify and manage this risk were relatively simple, but over time they have evolved and become more sophisticate...
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- Risk Management
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