Issue 340 - 12th June
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Market Reports
- Structured Finance
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Activity surge for Euro ABS
Activity has picked up in the European ABS markets over the last couple of weeks. Primary issuance may slow during next week's IMN conference in Brussels, but secondary trading levels are expected to hold steady. "We have been seeing big bid-lists...
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- RMBS
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Secondary split seen in RMBS
The US RMBS secondary market has had a mixed start to the week, with agency supply up but non-agency BWIC volume markedly down. SCI's PriceABS data shows several covers for agency bonds during yesterday's session, but fewer for non-agencies. Agency...
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- Structured Finance
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News
- Structured Finance
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SCI Start the Week - 10 June
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
PipelineNew deals continued to join the pipeline last week, with three ABS, two RMBS and two CMBS announced. The ABS were US$205m CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2013-B, US$153m Nations Equipment Finance Funding I and US$15.87m Vermont Student Assistance...
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- CMBS
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GRAND redemption nears
GRAND sponsor Deutsche Annington (DAIG) intends to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. As it seeks to rebalance its funding, the likelihood of the GRAND CMBS being redeemed on or before its October IPD has greatly increased. DAIG plans to move to...
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- RMBS
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Large list divergence observed
US non-agency RMBS prices had been hovering near their highs in the run-up to last month's pair of unusually large bid-lists. Thereafter the above-average supply, together with shifting views on QE tapering appeared to strain risk appetite. Freddie...
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- Structured Finance
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Provider Profile
- Structured Finance
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Linking-in credit
Mike Manning, DealVector co-founder and ceo, and Dave Jefferds, co-founder and coo, answer SCI's que...
Q: How and when did DealVector become involved in the structured finance markets? MM: The system has been live for two months or so, although of course we have been developing for longer than that. We really are filling a gap in the market and pro...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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Pair join credit hedge fund
400 Capital Management has appointed John Bateman as cfo and Tami Witham as director. They will both...
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Insurance pro joins law firm
Daniel Rabinowitz has joined the insurance practice group of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel...
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SFIG appoints advisors
The Structured Finance Industry Group (SFIG) has retained the advisory firms of Kristi Leo and Arman...
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Securitisation group appoints acting head
Christopher Killian has been named as acting head of SIFMA's securitisation group. He takes over fro...
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Dock Street UK acquired
Zolfo Cooper has expanded its financial advisory & restructuring services practice following...
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- CDO
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Abacus trial to proceed
Former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre has failed in his attempt to narrow a US SEC lawsuit agai...
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- CDS
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ISDA appoints full-time chairman
ISDA's board of directors has named Stephen O'Connor as full-time chairman. He will continue to be i...
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- CMBS
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Resi originator builds CRE team
Freedom Mortgage Corporation has launched a commercial real estate lending division in New York. It...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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Reinsurer creates capital markets role
Ben Rubin will join AXIS Re as capital markets evp next month. It is a newly-created position in whi...
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- Risk Management
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Analytics acquisition agreed
Thomson Reuters has acquired OTC derivatives analytics vendor Pricing Partners. The acquisition is e...
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- RMBS
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Bank adds resi mortgage vet
Nomura has enhanced its financial institutions team with the appointment of Anthony Viscardi as md....
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Revised Punch proposal welcomed
A revised restructuring proposal from pub operator Punch appears to address some of the main concern...
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- Structured Finance
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SCI conference line-up revealed
The final panellists have been announced for SCI's 6th Annual Securitisation Pricing, Investment &am...
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SME covered bonds tipped for growth
Following such issuances in Turkey and Germany, SME-backed covered bonds (SME CBs) are gaining tract...
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MMF reform 'premature'
The US SEC is proposing to reform the way that money market funds operate in order to make them less...
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Benchmark-setting principles published
ESMA and the EBA have published their final report setting out their 'Principles for Benchmark-Setti...
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New names added to SCI line-up
Only a few tickets remain for SCI's 6th Annual Securitisation Pricing, Investment & Risk Sem...
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Spanish legislative changes examined
Recent changes to Spanish mortgage legislation could increase loan repossession periods and potentia...
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- CDO
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ABS CDO on the block again
An auction is to be conducted for RFC CDO I on 28 June. An auction was previously conducted for the...
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Second CDO auction due
The second auction of the year is being held for Independence IV CDO on 27 June, after proceeds from...
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- CDS
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Urbi CDS settled
The final price for Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos Bursatil de Cap Variable CDS was determined to be 19 du...
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Bankia CDS settled
Thirteen dealers submitted initial markets, physical settlement requests and limit orders to the Ban...
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- CLOs
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First issuer for EWSM
The European Wholesale Securities Market (EWSM) has announced its inaugural listing. Grand Harbour I...
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Latest Euro CLO prints
GoldenTree Asset Management has priced a European CLO that is said to not comply with risk retention...
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CLO services strengthened
Markit has added new loan performance data and analytics to its set of services that streamline the...
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- CMBS
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Second Gagfah CMBS prepped
Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are in the market with German Residential Funding 20...
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Beacon Seattle proceeds reported
The recent sale of the Wells Fargo Center has resulted in an estimated US$267m pay-down for the Beac...
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CMBS late-pays declining
US CMBS late-pays declined by 7bp in May to 7.37% from 7.44% a month earlier, according to Fitch's l...
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CRE solution strengthened
Trepp and The Rockport Group have released TreppPort 2.0, an enterprise level commercial real estate...
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CMBS underwriting standards eyed
US CMBS issuance has climbed to US$39bn so far this year, compared with about US$15bn during the sam...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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Private ILS platform minted
Tokio Solution Management and GC Securities have launched a private catastrophe bond platform called...
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- Risk Management
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Standard CSA released
ISDA has published the 2013 Standard Credit Support Annex (SCSA), which seeks to standardise market...
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Data verification enabled
TriOptima is set to support data verification and portfolio reconciliation of DTCC's trade repositor...
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Pre-trade credit checks rolled out
Two vendors have announced their expansion into pre-trade credit checking for OTC derivatives. Mar...
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Risk calculation tie-up agreed
Markit has licensed Quartet FS' ActivePivot offering - an aggregation engine that provides...
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Clearing template launched
ISDA and the Futures and Options Association (FOA) have launched the ISDA/FOA Client Cleared OTC Der...
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Cross-referencing tool introduced
S&P Capital IQ has launched a new tool designed to improve users' ability to identify system...
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Clearing standard gains traction
FCMs Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, JPMorgan and UBS have confirmed their support for the...
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Buy-side clearing begins
Barclays reports that it cleared the industry's first single-name credit default swap client transac...
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Swaps push-out transition granted
The US OCC has granted seven banks extra time to comply with the swaps push-out rule under Dodd-Fran...
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- RMBS
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Legacy RMBS tipped for limited upgrades
The improving US housing market and stable macro environment are supporting legacy US RMBS performan...
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SAREB sales underway
The start of property sales by Spain's bad bank - SAREB - underscores Fitch's ne...
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Forborne principal to be reclassified?
Fitch has reviewed 92 RMBS transactions previously serviced by Homeward Residential and acquired by...
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- ABS
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