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Issue 494 - 24th June

  • News Analysis

    • Structured Finance

      • Stepping up

        Double boost for FFELP SLABS market

        Industry efforts to address the FFELP student loan ABS maturity issue have stepped up a gear with the launch of Nelnet's investor forum via the DealVector platform (SCI 17 June). The market received a further boost last week when Moody's released its...

      • Sufficient scrutiny?

        MPL verification enhancements sought

        The resignation of Lending Club ceo Renaud Laplanche and the subsequent disclosure of 'control deficiencies' at the platform shocked the marketplace lending sector. Investors have pulled back and getting them onside again is dependent on demonstratin...

  • SCIWire

    • Secondary markets

      • Euro secondary solid

        The European securitisation secondary market remains solid ahead of Thursday's UK EU referendum. T...

      • US CLOs cautious

        The US CLO secondary market is in cautious mood ahead of the UK EU referendum. "There's been a num...

  • News

    • Structured Finance

      • SCI Start the Week - 20 June

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

        Pipeline The industry conference in Barcelona reduced primary market activity last week. There were four ABS as well as one RMBS and two CMBS added to the pipeline. US$811m Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-REV2, US$123m Golden Bear Funding Notes...

      • Brexit effects

        The immediate financial market reaction to the UK's decision to leave the EU has been pronounced, with spreads on senior financials and subordinated CDS indices higher by around 30bp and 70bp respectively. In the European securitisation secondary mar...

  • Job Swaps

    • Structured Finance

      • Pillarstone brings in trio

        Pillarstone has made three new hires as part of its continued European push. The appointments are Jo...

      • Marathon bolstered

        Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund has acquired a passive, minority interest in Marathon Ass...

      • Agency recruits trio

        Morningstar Credit Ratings has made a trio of new hires in New York, including Lea Overby as md, lea...

    • Risk Management

      • Valuations vendor acquired

        Markit is set to acquire Prism Valuation, a provider of independent valuation and risk analysis of d...

      • LatAm partnership agreed

        Numerix has partnered with Mexico's Proveedor Integral de Precios (PiP), the leading independent pri...

  • News Round-up

    • Structured Finance

      • Opportunities fund closes

        Asset manager Hamilton Lane has closed the Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund 2016, which re...

      • NPLs sold to repeat bidder

        Freddie Mac has sold its latest batch of NPLs, auctioning off an additional 2,879 in deeply delinque...

      • Securitisation SPC prepped

        China Bank Capital Corporation is set to establish a special purpose corporation known as CBC Assets...

      • Asset finance targeted

        The British Business Bank has opened its enterprise finance guarantee (EFG) accreditation process fo...

      • MPL webinar scheduled

        SCI is hosting a complimentary webinar exploring how the marketplace lending sector is responding to...

    • CDS

      • Norske auction settled

        Yesterday's CDS auction for Norske Skogindustrier ASA comprised four buckets, with 10 dealers submit...

    • CLOs

      • Anchor investment proposed

        The IFC has disclosed that it is considering becoming an anchor investor in United Asia Loan Funding...

    • CMBS

      • CRE 'storm' predicted

        US commercial real estate (CRE) prices could drop as much as 5% over the next 12 months, according t...


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