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Issue 936 - 24th January

  • News Analysis

    • ABS

      • Strength prevails in European ABS

        European and UK ABS and MBS markets closed 2024 strong, overcoming challenges with stability and dem...

        European and UK ABS and MBS markets closed 2024 on a resilient note, weathering broader macroeconomic challenges, according to factsheets monitored by SCI. Insights from Aegon, Amundi and TwentyFour Asset Management provide a nuanced view of the mark...

      • Heat pump ABS faces headwinds in Europe

        The heat pump ABS market faces scalability hurdles, including policy challenges, data gaps and finan...

        The nascent market for heat pump ABS faces significant challenges despite its potential role in Europe’s energy transition. A lack of support from policymakers and a shortage of historic default data are proving to be hurdles for an asset c...

    • CLO Managers

      • Balancing CLO demand with challenges

        Canyon Partners forecasts another strong year for CLOs fueled by robust investor demand and tighteni...

        Following last year’s record end for CLO issuance in both the US and Europe, expectations for issuance in 2025 are similarly elevated, if not in excess of 2024, according to Canyon Partners. Speaking to SCI, Erik Miller, partner...

    • CMBS

      • Cautious optimism for European CMBS

        European CMBS market will navigate cautious optimism in 2025, with logistics dominating and offices ...

        As 2025 begins to unfold, the European CMBS market is evolving against a backdrop of cautious optimism, sectoral shifts and changing economic conditions. The coming months promise to be pivotal for market participants as they navigate the space. &a...

  • SRT Market Update

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • New entrants

        SRT market update

        Prospective issuers are reportedly expected to issue increasingly more programmatically, as ‘one and done’ inquiries to SRT practitioners are petering out from smaller banks in Europe. “They’re plotting what...

  • News

    • ABS

      • Gathering Momentus

        New York dealer brings new platform to impact lenders

        Momentus Securities, a New York-based boutique broker-dealer, will bring its first securitization of unguaranteed Small Business Administration (SBA) 7a loans in Q1 through a new platform designed to give small lenders access to securitization, says...

  • Talking Point

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • CRT to the rescue?

        New research suggests regional exposure needs help

        On paper, US regional bank current loan exposure looks robust, but peering behind the curtain things don’t look quite so rosy, according to new research from Heliostat Capital, a New York-based specialist structured finance advisor. The r...

  • Market Moves

    • Structured Finance

      • Job swaps weekly: Investcorp names successors to Ghose and Shandell

        People moves and key promotions in securitisation

        This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Investcorp promoting two team members to lead its liquid credit investment strategies as part of a succession plan. Elsewhere, ARC Analytics has appointed a new ceo for its data business,...


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