Issue 360 - 30th October
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News Analysis
- Structured Finance
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Local heroes
Private placements revitalising Asian securitisation
A pair of innovative structured financings closed this month that demonstrate the growing appetite for privately-placed local currency bonds among Asian investors. The deals are expected to help revitalise the securitisation market in the region. T...
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- Structured Finance
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Market Reports
- ABS
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Action seen in secondary US ABS
US ABS secondary supply remained moderate yesterday, with BWIC volume reaching US$180m. The focus was on student loan and credit card paper, including five block-sized bonds from the CHAIT shelf out for the bid. Among those bonds, SCI's PriceABS da...
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Autos lead ABS volumes higher
US ABS BWIC volume rose yesterday to over US$60m. Much of the supply came from auto names, but credit card bonds and a pair of whole business tranches were out for the bid as well. SCI's PriceABS data displays tranches from five auto deals issued i...
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- CMBS
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Spread tightening boosts AMs, AJs
US CMBS spreads narrowed last week, with the GSMS 2007-GG10 A4 bond ending Friday at 164bp over swaps. The big gainers were AM and AJ tranches, with plenty of covers for both types of bonds observed yesterday, as spreads continue to grind tighter. ...
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News
- Structured Finance
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LCR impact weighed
The Federal Reserve has proposed a rule that would for the first time in the US create a standardised minimum liquidity requirement for large and internationally active banking organisations and systemically important non-bank financial companies. Th...
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SCI Start the Week - 28 October
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline Last week was slightly quieter in terms of new deals joining the pipeline. Six new ABS deals were announced, as well as one RMBS and one CLO. The ABS consisted of: Driver UK Master Compartment 2; US$280m Global Container Assets 2013; US$4...
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- CLOs
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Single-B benefits bring buyers
CLO single-B tranche supply has totalled US$731m so far in 2013. The nascent market segment offers attractive yields while retaining more protection than equity. JPMorgan CLO strategists note that 68 single-B tranches have been issued year-to-date,...
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- CMBS
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PROUL 1 basis highlighted
The sale of three assets from the LCP Proudreed CMBS portfolio will result in a £9.17m partial prepayment of the transaction at the November IPD (see SCI's loan events database). This is the latest development in a series of recent actions t...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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Law firm continues expansion
Mayer Brown has appointed two partners to its banking and finance team in London. Trevor Wood joins...
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- CDO
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New manager appointed
Cairn Capital North America has been appointed successor collateral manager for Neptune CDO 2004-1....
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- CLOs
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Successor CLO manager proposed
Natixis Asset Management is set to propose its appointment as successor collateral manager for Valla...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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Life settlement vet takes ILS role
Sundance Strategies has appointed Matthew Pearson as coo. He brings 25 years of experience across th...
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- Risk Management
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OTC products leader joins SEF
ICAP has named Laurent Paulhac as ceo of ICAP SEF, reporting to ICAP's group ceo Michael Spencer. Pa...
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- RMBS
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BofA liable for 'hustle'
A federal jury in New York has found Bank of America's Countrywide unit liable for civil fraud in th...
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Further PLS settlement for FHFA
The FHFA has reached a settlement with JPMorgan and related companies for US$4bn to address claims o...
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FHFA suits progress
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York last week denied a motion by several ban...
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Used vehicle values boost auto ABS
US auto ABS performance continues to exceed expectations, even at a time when performance is histori...
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ABS downgrades hit post-crisis low
Fitch has published a study analysing US credit card, auto and student loan ABS rating performance t...
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- Structured Finance
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Chinese pilot programme back on track?
Chinese ABS activity appears to be back on track, after the country's regulatory authorities re-comm...
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Zenith refinancing completed
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has advised Zenith on the refinancing of its senior credit facilities...
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Disintermediation driving reallocation
New research conducted by Bishopsfield Capital Partners highlights that disintermediation is firmly...
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SFR deals critiqued as debut progresses
Fitch says that insufficient history, along with a number of structural challenges, prevent it from...
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'Milestone' set for Chinese securitisations
The Alibaba SME CLO - which securitised a large number of the small loans on Alibaba's boo...
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- CDO
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CDO auctions due
Auctions have been scheduled for the Crystal Cove CDO and Margate Funding I deals on 18 and 19 Novem...
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Trups CDO on the block
An auction has been scheduled for the Libertas Preferred Funding I CDO on 20 November. The collatera...
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ABS CDO on the block
An auction for the Trainer Wortham First Republic CBO III transaction is scheduled for 14 November....
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PF CDO approach outlined
Moody's has published its approach to rating CDOs backed by project finance and infrastructure asset...
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- CDS
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Telekom Austria CDS underperform
The CDS market is signalling concern over Telekom Austria, whose spreads have widened by 17% over th...
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JCP CDS hit record wides
Significant widening in JC Penney's five-year credit default swap (CDS) spreads underscores continue...
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Credit swaps submitted for MAT
Tradeweb's TW SEF has submitted to the CFTC a self-certification determination for interest rate and...
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- CLOs
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Euro CLO asset composition analysed
S&P's 3Q13 European CLO performance index report considers how assets in post-crisis CLOs di...
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- CMBS
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JCP distress unlikely to impact CMBS
If JC Penney's financial challenges result in the closure of a portion of its stores, some malls wou...
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SASB performance meets expectations
US single-asset and single-borrower (SASB) CMBS performance is on track to meet expectations for cum...
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CMBS collateral quality 'barbelled'
A decline in Moody's debt service coverage (MDSCR) has led to an increase in conduit credit risk in...
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Decline in CMBS default rate continues
Fitch's cumulative default rate for US fixed-rate CMBS declined by 2bp in the third quarter to 13.7%...
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- Risk Management
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Liquidity aggregator introduced
BNY Mellon has rolled out what it calls the Liquidity Aggregator via its Liquidity DIRECT portal. Th...
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RFC issued on leverage ratio disclosure
The EBA has launched a consultation on draft implementing technical standards (ITS) on disclosure fo...
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Counterparty classification tool launched
ISDA, the British Bankers' Association, the Investment Management Association and Markit have launch...
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Index tranche trades compressed
TriOptima says it has worked with industry participants to implement an advanced triReduce compressi...
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- RMBS
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Italian, Spanish RMBS downgrades likely
S&P has requested comments on proposed changes to its methodology and assumptions for rating...
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Further stipulated claims received
Eurosail UK 2007-5NP has received US$5.42m from Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc and US$5.84m f...
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Richmond ruling appealed
Trustees for investors including BlackRock, PIMCO and DoubleLine Capital are appealing US District J...
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Canadian MBS pricing offered
Thomson Reuters has rolled out evaluated pricing for Canadian MBS to assist customers in accessing a...
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Italian RMBS recoveries examined
Some Italian residential mortgage loans that defaulted as long ago as 2004 are still not resolved, h...
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- ABS
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