Issue 352 - 4th September
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Market Reports
- ABS
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Autos bump up ABS volume
US ABS secondary volume was up yesterday, driven by a list of short block sized auto bonds. SCI's PriceABS data shows a number of covers from the session as BWIC volume passed US$300m. ALLYA 2010-4 A4 is a particularly interesting tranche from the...
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Euro ABS may stay quiet
It has been a typically quiet August for European ABS as traders take their holidays, although there has been some BWIC activity to keep those that remained at their desks occupied. However, there is a growing concern that this September may not brin...
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- RMBS
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Peripheral RMBS takes centre stage
Peripheral European RMBS has seen an up-tick in activity over the last couple of weeks and a plethora of Spanish and Italian names were out for the bid yesterday. SCI's PriceABS data recorded several successful covers from the session, including for...
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- ABS
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News
- Structured Finance
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SCI Start the Week - 2 September
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
PipelineTwo ABS, one ILS, one RMBS and one CLO entered the pipeline last week and remained there by the weekend. Of these transactions, just two were US deals. The ABS joining the pipeline were €500m Driver France FCT Compartiment 2013-1...
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- RMBS
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Spanish RMBS bond switches touted
Using European DataWarehouse (ED) loan-level data, Deutsche Bank European securitisation analysts have examined the credit quality of 97 Spanish RMBS to uncover the extent of stressed mortgages across the sector. They identify relative value based on...
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RMBS concentration concerns rising
European RMBS issuance has been limited so far this year, with the bulk of supply coming from a handful of Dutch programmes. The lack of paper has sparked concerns over concentration risk, which may force investors to look elsewhere. European prima...
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Further g-fee rises under consideration
Recent FHFA statements suggest the GSEs could further increase guarantee fees. How far they eventually rise will depend on what kind of housing finance system emerges as private capital is encouraged back into the US mortgage market. The FHFA belie...
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- Structured Finance
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The Structured Credit Interview
- Structured Finance
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Starting early
Ivan Zinn, founding partner and cio at Atalaya Capital Management, answers SCI's questions
Q: How and when did Atalaya become involved in the structured finance markets? A: Atalaya Capital Management has been around for about eight years now. We started out in corporate credit, but over the last five years we have started to focus more on...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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Structured credit pro in hedge fund role
Elena Ranguelova has joined Investcorp as head of credit and equity strategies in New York. It is a...
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Bank names new credit chief
Sun National Bank has appointed Imran Riaz as chief credit officer and svp. He will lead Sun's credi...
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Industry vets bolster fixed income unit
Canaccord Genuity has made a series of appointments to its fixed income team. Steve Lobb joins as se...
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Agency brings in ratings vet
Morningstar Credit Ratings has appointed Vickie Tillman as president, starting in September. She wil...
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- Risk Management
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OTC portfolio reconciliation partnership agreed
REGIS-TR and TriOptima have agreed to cooperate in providing portfolio reconciliation of trade repos...
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- RMBS
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NCUA sets sights on Morgan Stanley
The NCUA has filed suit in a federal court in Kansas against Morgan Stanley and other firms, allegin...
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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UK card trusts to avoid mis-selling pain
The mis-selling of identity theft and fraud protection to UK credit card borrowers should not be det...
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Punch securitisation deemed weak
Punch Taverns' Punch A securitisation business profile has been revised down to weak by S&P,...
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Wage pressures weigh on Arsenal bonds
Arsenal Football Club's record signing of Mesut Ozil for £42.5m could be a concern for Arse...
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- Structured Finance
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STACR to receive NAIC designation?
NAIC appears to have abandoned its proposal to alter the process used to derive ratings for RMBS and...
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Risk retention RFC released
Six US federal agencies have issued a notice revising a risk retention rule proposed in 2011 as part...
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Second rescue fund closed
GSO Capital Partners has announced the final closing of its second capital solutions fund, GSO Capit...
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- CDO
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CDO auctions due
Auctions have been scheduled for two ABS CDOs on 23 September. Collateral from the Libertas Preferre...
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- CLOs
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Agency seeks SME CLO comments
DBRS has released an RFC on proposed changes to its methodology for rating and monitoring European S...
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- CMBS
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Euro CRE growth prospects 'weak'
Financial conditions in many European countries will remain unsupportive of commercial real estate c...
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Post-crisis tweaks strengthen Japanese CMBS
Moody's reports that, for the first time since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, no Japanese CMBS loan...
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CMBS delinquencies hit three-year low
The Trepp US CMBS delinquency rate fell in August for the third consecutive month. The rate dropped...
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- Risk Management
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Private rating service unveiled
Moody's has launched a new service - dubbed Private Monitored Rating (PMR) - whi...
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Non-cleared margin requirements released
The Basel Committee and IOSCO have released the final framework for margin requirements for non-cent...
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Consultation launched on CCB location
The EBA has launched a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) setting out criter...
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Regulatory equivalence assessments underway
ESMA has published its advice to the European Commission on the equivalence of regulatory regimes fo...
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- RMBS
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Another UCI tender underway
UCI has launched a tender offer for nine bonds across six of its RMBS. The bank is offering to buy b...
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OneWest deals hit by forbearance losses
A number of OneWest-serviced RMBS that were transferred to Ocwen recognised forbearance losses last...
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QRM proposal 'RMBS positive'
The latest proposal on the treatment of qualified residential mortgages (QRM) by six US regulatory a...
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Eminent domain injunction supported
SFIG has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Wells Fargo's motion for a preliminary injunctio...
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End of Greek moratorium discussed
Lifting the mandatory freeze on repossessions and auctions of debtors' main residences would be posi...
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JHF RMBS credit risk up despite lower LTVs
The positive impact on RMBS of the Japan Housing Finance (JHF) lowering its maximum LTV from 100% to...
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Restructuring to provide UK NC blueprint?
As one of several of Lehman Brothers' UK non-conforming RMBS without a currency swap in place after...
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UK RMBS affirmed after modelling error
Fitch has affirmed 55 tranches of 18 UK non-conforming RMBS. The action follows the detection of an...
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- ABS
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