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Issue 465 - 27th November

  • News Analysis

    • RMBS
      • Fighting Irish

        RMBS fundamentals trending up

        The performance of Irish RMBS continues to improve against the backdrop of a stable economy. A potential slowdown in the recovery and lingering NPLs point to a number of challenges, but a dramatic downturn is not anticipated. "Clearly, the level of...

    • ABS
      • Utility factor

        PREPA deal presents opportunities, risks

        Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) plans to exchange newly issued utility cost recovery charge (UCRC) ABS bonds to its uninsured bondholders as part of an agreement to reduce its debt burden. The deal remains in limbo for now, however, as P...


  • SCIWire

    • Secondary markets
      • Euro secondary undented

        A typically quiet Friday has failed to dent the positive tone in the European securitisation seconda...

      • Trups CDOs quiet

        The US Trups CDO market is quiet again after a small flurry of BWIC activity last week. "It's pret...

      • Euro secondary UK focused

        The heightened focus on UK RMBS is continuing in the European securitisation secondary market. "Ov...

      • US RMBS restricted

        Activity and transparency in the US non-agency RMBS secondary market is restricted in this shortened...

      • Euro secondary slumbers

        The European securitisation secondary market is taking it easy through the US public holiday but mar...


  • News

    • Structured Finance
      • SCI Start the Week - 23 November

        A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days

        Pipeline Last week it was RMBS and CMBS which dominated the pipeline's additions. In contrast to the week before, there were only three ABS and one CLO, while there were five RMBS and four CMBS. €800.4m Bavarian Sky 4, US$332.5m DRB Prim...


  • Job Swaps

    • Structured Finance
    • CDO
      • Zohar bankruptcy filed

        Patriarch Partners has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition for Zohar CDO 2003-1. The fir...

    • CLOs
    • Insurance-linked securities
      • JLT partner relocates

        Nick Duffin has transferred from JLT Re's London office to join JLT Bermuda as a partner. He joined...

    • RMBS
      • Marketing head brought in

        Clayton Holdings has hired Mark Hughes as evp of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for sal...


  • News Round-up

      • Auto incentive warning

        The proliferation of vehicle incentives could depress the value of used vehicles and contribute to h...

      • HERO hits the market

        Renovate America has issued the first ever 'green' PACE securitisation. HERO Funding Trust 2015-3 re...

    • Structured Finance
    • CDS
      • CDS volumes rise

        Emerging markets CDS trading in 3Q15 was US$376bn, according to EMTA's latest index results for the...

    • CMBS
      • Post-issuance changes eyed

        Fitch reports that US borrowers are increasingly seeking to change the terms of their CMBS loan shor...

    • Risk Management
      • ESMA, SFC sign MOU

        ESMA and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong have concluded a ...

      • NPL, RPL RFC issued

        Moody's is requesting feedback on proposed changes to its methodology for rating securities backed b...

      • GE portfolio sold off

        GE Capital has agreed to sell a £3.8bn portfolio of first lien mortgage loans from its UK H...

      • Largest ACIS deal inked

        Freddie Mac has obtained the largest insurance policy to date under its Agency Credit Insurance Stru...



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