Issue 355 - 25th September
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News Analysis
- CLOs
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Supply sought
Increased loan issuance not enough for CLOs
Sourcing appropriate collateral is becoming tougher for European CLOs. Refinancing deals providing competition, new loan spreads flexing tighter and lingering regulatory concerns are holding back issuance in the sector. Unlike loan issuance for par...
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- CLOs
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Market Reports
- Structured Finance
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US supply sees sharp up-tick
US secondary market activity has picked up significantly across the board, with SCI's PriceABS archive listing over 700 line items for yesterday's session. Bid-lists in each of the ABS, CMBS and RMBS sectors boosted supply. While a wide variety of...
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- CMBS
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Euro CMBS reacts to taper delay
The Fed's decision not to taper (SCI passim) - and the subsequent boost to risk assets - appears to have caught many market participants off-guard. European CMBS secondary activity was lifted by the tide, with many tranches tradin...
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- Structured Finance
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News
- Structured Finance
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SCI Start the Week - 23 September
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
PipelineFive ABS were added to the pipeline last week, all of which were auto deals. Two RMBS, one CMBS and two CLOs were also announced. The ABS pipeline entrants comprised: US$205m CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2013-C; E-CARAT 2; €500m Kim...
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- CLOs
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CLO diversification on the up
A new JPMorgan overlap study implies that diversification among the top loan issuers across the US CLO market has increased. However, the currently challenged CLO arbitrage is expected to continue testing managers' ability to navigate through portfol...
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- RMBS
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RMBS prices to follow ratings upwards
US RMBS rating upgrades picked up steam in the second half of 2012, boosting the prices of the affected tranches in their wake. As many as 2,000 more bonds could be in line for an upgrade, with cleaner jumbo and Alt-A bonds most likely to see uplifts...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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London law firm adds two
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has appointed Bruce Bloomingdale and Jeremiah Wagner to its ca...
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Investment bank adds SF vet
GreensLedge has appointed Lesley Goldwasser as a managing partner in New York. She will help define...
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Investor info company expands
DealVector has added Kroll Bond Rating Agency president Jim Nadler to its advisory board and appoint...
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Barclays credit trader joins asset manager
ECM Asset Management has appointed Chris Telfer as specialist portfolio manager in London. He will t...
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Independent credit advisory formed
Rod Moulton has launched Euro Credit Risk (ECR) with headquarters in London and offices in Milan and...
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Advocacy group elects permanent board
SFIG has elected a permanent board of directors, consisting of representatives from 40 member organi...
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- CDS
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Heavy penalty for derivatives group failings
Regulators in the US and UK have fined JPMorgan for failings related to its chief investment office...
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- CMBS
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New hire to boost CRE capabilities
Jason Carney has joined Atalaya Capital Management in New York as the firm looks to expand into CRE...
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- Risk Management
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OTC operator names credit chief
Cactus Raazi has joined Tradeweb Markets as head of North American credit. He will report to Tradewe...
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Risk management specialist joins REIT
Two Harbors Investment Corp has appointed Robert Rush as risk management md. He will report to Paul...
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- RMBS
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NCUA files RMBS, Libor suits
The NCUA has filed lawsuits against Morgan Stanley and eight other institutions over the sale of nea...
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Suit dismissed as time-barred
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a district court decision dismissing as t...
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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SLABS EOD forecast
Moody's notes in its latest ABS Spotlight that Access Group's series 2004-2 FFELP securitisation cla...
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Reporting required for card ABS
The ECB is to introduce loan-level reporting requirements for credit card ABS, when these are used a...
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Tobacco arbitration decision 'credit positive'
The decisions reached by an arbitration panel regarding claims by US tobacco manufacturers that 15 s...
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- Structured Finance
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Special situations fund closed
Universal-Investment and XAIA Investment have closed their joint fund XAIA Credit Debt Capital for n...
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Portfolio loss metrics introduced
Fitch has introduced new measures in connection with its expectations for portfolio losses for EMEA...
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Waiting for tapering
The Fed's meeting this week was widely expected to herald the dawn of tapering, but rising interest...
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Interactive portal launched
Fitch has launched 'The Why? Forum', an interactive website where leading thinkers from the rating a...
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NAIC scenario update discussed
The NAIC is proposing to update its macroeconomic assumptions that it will use when valuing non-agen...
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Eximbank debuts MIGA guarantee
Jefferies has acted as sole arranger and joint lead manager of a €400m structured financin...
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- CDS
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Codere credit event called
ISDA's EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee has resolved that a failure to pay credit ev...
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- CLOs
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Limited impact from SME CLO update
S&P has published a transition study in connection with the implementation of its updated cr...
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- CMBS
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Better underwriting seen in tertiary CRE
Morningstar has undertaken a study of over 90,000 US commercial real estate loans with origination d...
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CMBS auctions scheduled
US$480m of US CMBS assets are slated for sale on Auction.com next month. The assets include two prop...
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Data centre CMBS discussed
Retail co-location businesses are behind a move to begin securitising data centre contracts, Moody's...
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GSA mod 'better than expected'
A modification template has been released for the US$284m GSA Portfolio loan, securitised in JPMCC 2...
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CMBS loan resolutions tallied
US CMBS special servicers resolved a total of US$17.09bn across 974 loans during the first half of 2...
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Servicer turnaround times improving
US CMBS special servicer turnaround times are improving, S&P reports. If a servicer doesn't...
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New York mods completed
Iron Hound Management Co has completed over US$400m in CMBS loan modifications and refinancing on tw...
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CMBS recovery rates 'remain uncertain'
Recovery rates for US CMBS loans in special servicing remain uncertain, Fitch says. The agency notes...
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- Risk Management
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Cross-border representation doc launched
ISDA and Markit have launched the ISDA Cross-Border Swaps Representation Letter on ISDA Amend. The d...
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- RMBS
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Increased mortgage, RMBS volume expected
The unexpected decision by the US Fed to maintain its bond purchases will likely spur increased mort...
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Richmond injunction dismissed
US District Judge Charles Breyer last week dismissed the preliminary injunction lawsuit that Wells F...
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Aussie RMBS downgraded on tail risk
Moody's has downgraded 27 tranches and 11 counterparty instrument ratings (CIRs) across 19 Australia...
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Pre-crisis RMBS features re-emerging
Some issuers of US private label RMBS have re-introduced structural features that were common in pre...
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- ABS
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