Issue 405 - 24th September
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News Analysis
- Structured Finance
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Deeper data
Aligning loan-level disclosure requirements
The US SEC last month approved the final Regulation AB 2 rules, significantly changing asset-level data disclosure requirements (SCI 28 August). The rules will not come into force for a couple of years, but their effects could be felt sooner and will...
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Regulatory requirement
Call for scrutiny under risk retention originator route
European CLO and RMBS issuers are increasingly adopting the originator route under the Capital Requirements Regulation to satisfy risk retention rules. While the flexibility provided by this approach appears to be attracting external capital to the m...
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- Structured Finance
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Market Reports
- ABS
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Bid-lists bring ABS variety
It was a busy session in US ABS yesterday, with SCI's PriceABS data capturing a range of aircraft, auto, credit card and student loan names out for the bid. Vintages ranged from 2000 to 2013 and there was even a timeshare ABS name in the mix. Among...
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Euro 'chips off the table'
Both the primary and secondary European markets have been busy recently as the market continues to benefit from the ECB bounce. However, there has also been an increase in the number of DNTs on BWICs as an element of caution creeps into the market. ...
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- ABS
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SCIWire
- Secondary markets
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No demand for eclectic list
The 40 line €185m eclectic BWIC list of ABS, CDOs, CFOs, SME CLOs, CMBS and RMBS failed to...
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Mixed CLO BWICs
Yesterday's triple-A CLO BWIC lists traded well either side of the Atlantic, but elsewhere results w...
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BWICs still dominating Euro ABS
Today sees another large slew of European ABS and MBS BWICs, which is dampening other secon...
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Spanish seniors trade well
The 13:00 London time Spanish seniors BWIC has traded at or above talk and sparked some activity in...
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Uncommon deal type trades
Yesterday's US ABS session saw a rarely-witnessed tax lien deal included on BWIC. The TAX 2014-1A NO...
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Back to work after Scots decision
After monitoring the build up very closely, the European ABS market has reacted calmly to the result...
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Equity tranches do not trade
Yesterday there were two euro CLO equity tranches catching traders' attention (SCIWire 18 September)...
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Quiet start to the week for BWICs
After last week's high levels of list-based activity this week's BWIC schedule looks very light. How...
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European RMBS sporadic
Traders report only sporadic trading in the European RMBS secondary market today with most players c...
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European CMBS take centre stage
As the European MBS BWIC market eases itself back to life today, two CMBS lists take centre stage. ...
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US CMBS ticks over
Despite ABS East and a strong new issue pipeline the US CMBS secondary market is holding on to last...
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Early start for European CLOs
As all structured finance asset classes look to get back into full stride today, European CLOs are t...
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- Secondary markets
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News
- Structured Finance
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SCI Start the Week - 22 September
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline Two ABS, two RMBS, two CMBS and six CLOs entered the pipeline last week. The ABS comprised FCT Ginkgo Compartment Sales Finance 2014-1 and Glacier Credit Card Trust Series 2014-1, while the RMBS were US$374m Agate Bay Mortgage Trust 2014-2...
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- CMBS
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Sears closures affect CMBS
Barclays Capital analysts have identified seven CMBS loans with exposure to the recent closure of various Sears and Kmart stores. The affected properties include two anchor stores in CMBS 2.0/3.0 malls. The US$49m Towne West Square Mall in MSC 2011...
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More to CMBS losses than LTV
Out of 220 loans securitised in European CMBS with an initial LTV below 62%, only one loan experienced a loss, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysis. The study covered 184 transactions totalling €147bn in issuance. Losses...
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- RMBS
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Dutch bonds remain attractive
DSB Bank's Chapel and Monastery securitisations remain attractive following an update on their performance, say Morgan Stanley European securitisation analysts. CHAPE seniors have factored down more than 25% since late 2012, while MONAS has factored...
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- Structured Finance
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Job Swaps
- CLOs
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BlackRock adds PM
Aly Hirji has joined BlackRock in London as a portfolio manager, working on leveraged loans. He was...
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- CMBS
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Industry vet to lead CMBS push
Robert Kline has joined Cushman & Wakefield's capital markets division as a senior md for th...
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- Risk Management
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Valuation risk specialist adds partner
Voltaire Advisors has appointed Peter Jones as a senior partner in its London office. He will be res...
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- CLOs
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Agreement to boost Punch bonds
Punch bondholders yesterday voted in favour of restructuring its capital structure. Most bonds are e...
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Declining shipments hurt tobacco ABS
Around 80% of the aggregate outstanding balance of all tobacco settlement ABS bonds rated by Moody's...
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ABS ratings approach released
Morningstar Credit Ratings has published its methodology for US ABS ratings, outlining the principle...
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Tax lien methodology published
Kroll Bond Rating Agency has released its methodology for rating property tax lien ABS transactions....
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Aircraft ABS issuance set to rise
Fitch expects stable asset and rating performance for recent-vintage aircraft ABS in the near term,...
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- Structured Finance
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Dim Sum ABS mooted
Moody's notes in its China Securitisation Compendium that, with the majority of recent Chinese issua...
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NAIC proposals to boost insurer demand?
The US NAIC recently published the proposed macroeconomic assumptions and scenarios for its year-end...
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Rating methodologies released
ARC Ratings has published its global consumer ABS rating criteria, which apply to transactions that...
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Analytics portal strengthened
Moody's Analytics is expanding the coverage of its Structured Finance Portal to include auto, credit...
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- CDO
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Trups defaults, deferrals decline
The number of combined defaults and deferrals for US bank Trups CDOs decreased slightly from 22.7% a...
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- CDS
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Definitions implementation delayed
Trading under the new 2014 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions is now expected to begin for most sta...
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- CLOs
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Barr Bill back in contention?
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which includes the Barr Bill and three others. The...
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CLO principal losses to stay low
The cumulative number of CLO tranches which have incurred principal losses has remained low since 20...
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US CLO, loan outlook stable
US CLOs and the leveraged loans in them will remain on a stable footing heading into next year, acco...
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- CMBS
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WPG to 'prune' CMBS exposure?
Washington Prime Group (WPG) is to acquire Glimcher Realty Trust (GRT) for US$4.3bn in cash and stoc...
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Mixed bag of properties up for bid
Auction.com and Real Capital Markets are listing US$700m in US CMBS loan sales from late September t...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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Cat bond event report awaited
S&P has placed its single-B minus rating on MultiCat Mexico series 2012-I class C notes on c...
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Climate change cat bonds prepped
African Risk Capacity (ARC) has unveiled the Extreme Climate Facility (XCF), a multi-year funding me...
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Transformer approach detailed
AM Best has released a new criteria report regarding rating reinsurance/insurance transformer vehicl...
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- NPLs
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NPL/RPL demand rising
Of the circa US$658bn in US non-performing loans - including US$60bn in REO properties &am...
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- Risk Management
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Data aggregation options outlined
The Financial Stability Board has published a study of the feasibility of various options for a mech...
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RFC issued on non-cleared OTC standards
IOSCO has published a consultation report, entitled 'Risk Mitigation Standards for Non-centrally Cle...
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- RMBS
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'Market consensus' emerging in Spain
Price declines in the Spanish residential property market are coming to an end after nearly seven ye...
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RMBS analytics enhanced
BlackBox Logic has enhanced its core suite of products with a new dataset. Dubbed BBx Premium Non-Ag...
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Aire Valley restructuring proposed
Bradford & Bingley is proposing to restructure its Aire Valley RMBS master trust. By removin...
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Irish RMBS criteria updated
Fitch has updated its Irish residential mortgage loss and cashflow assumptions. The structured finan...
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Aire Valley proposal 'broadly positive'
Assuming noteholder approval is granted, the proposed restructuring of the Aire Valley RMBS master t...
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- ABS
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