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Issue 579 - 23rd February

  • News Analysis

    • RMBS
      • Busy start for UK RMBS

        UK RMBS has come flying out of the blocks in 2018, with the end of the Term Funding Scheme (TFS) and Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) only partly explaining the new-found enthusiasm for issuance. Recent JPMorgan figures put UK RMBS issuance at over &...

    • CDS
      • Synthetics spur CDS expansion

        An evolving synthetic securitisation landscape is fuelling the expansion of the CDS market and CDS-linked products. However, the regulatory hurdle of the fundamental review of the trading book (FRTB) looms on the horizon. Dmitry Pugachevsky, direct...

    • NPLs
      • Indian investment boost expected

        India's latest guidelines aimed at speeding up non-performing loan resolution is likely to increase banks' credit costs and undermine earnings in the near term. The new regime, however, is also expected to boost NPL investment in the country. "The...


  • News

    • Structured Finance
      • SCI Start the Week - 19 February

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

        Upcoming event SCI Risk Transfer & Synthetics Seminar - 13 March, New York SCI's Synthetic Securitisation Seminar provides an in-depth exploration of how synthetic securitisation is being utilised to transfer risk, achieve capit...

    • Capital Relief Trades
      • Risk transfer round-up - 23 February

        Deutsche Bank is said to be marketing another capital relief trade, dubbed CRAFT 2018-1. This follows last month's CRAFT risk transfer transactions - a bilateral deal and a syndicated one (SCI 5 January). Standard Chartered is also believed to be m...


  • Market Moves

    • Structured Finance
      • Market moves - 23 February

        North America David Sykes has rejoined Chapman and Cutler as a partner, expanding the firm's San Francisco office and asset securitisation department. Prior to rejoining, he was most recently at Renew Financial where he served as general counsel. ...



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