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Issue 974 - 17th October

  • News Analysis

      • SCI In Focus: Infrastructure CLOs to be key in closing global financing gap

        As infrastructure financing needs continue to grow, CLO-based securitisations could alleviate banks'...

        CLOs will play an important role in the global push to close the infrastructure financing gap, experts suggest. As infrastructure demand broadens, securitisation has emerged as a crucial funding tool and CLOs that pool together a diversified portfoli...

      • CLO warehouse lifecycles extend as investors recalibrate risk

        Longer ramp-up periods, greater use of subordinated debt and renewed confidence in Cayman structures...

        CLO warehouse activity is showing signs of evolution in 2025, with lifecycles stretching and investors repositioning their role in the capital stack, according to the latest CLOser report from the Maples Group. The changes come against a backdrop of...

  • SRT Market Update

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • Asian SRT market expands to new jurisdictions

        SRT market update

        Investors eye new synthetic securitisation opportunities in expanding Asian markets as two new jurisdictions are expected to see their inaugural transactions. A debut deal in Malaysia is set to close over the coming quarters, with industry sources in...

      • European SRT momentum: French lender completes deal

        SRT market update

        Natixis has completed a €1bn synthetic securitisation referencing a portfolio of leveraged loans, according to sources familiar with the matter. The transaction was executed as a bilateral deal. The French bank, which reportedly aims to exec...

  • News

    • Asset-Backed Finance

      • NatWest inks debt facility to rural lender backed by BBB

        Guarantee enables preferential pricing for agricultural finance specialist

        NatWest has provided a £100m senior debt facility to Rural Asset Finance (RAF), a specialist lender to UK farmers and rural SMEs, with backing from the British Business Bank (BBB) under its ENABLE Guarantees programme. Rural Asset Finance i...

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • World Risk Sharing Summit review

        SCI innovates by giving a platform to active LPs in the SRT market

        As part of SCI’s World Risk Sharing Summit, a panel of leading institutional investors, focused on the LP perspective, convened for a roundtable discussion. The session revealed that active LPs are planning a significant expansion of their...

      • Targeted amendments to EU securitisation capital rules

        Risk Control paper introduces technical fixes to the European Commission's June 2025 proposals.

        The European Commission’s June proposal was, as we noted at the time, “incrementally positive.” The introduction of the 5% Risk-Weight Floor (RWF) for resilient STS senior tranches on low-RWA assets was widely regarded a...

  • Talking Point

    • Asset-Backed Finance

      • European ABF Forum 2025: Insurers, partnerships and the push for pragmatism

        Insurers emerge as key buyers as Europe's ABF market eyes clearer standards and a clearer path forwa...

        SCI’s inaugural European ABF Conference on Monday (13th October) was packed with discussion, centering on the growing role of insurance investors and the potential they bring to the European ABF ecosystem.  At the heart of the de...

  • The Structured Credit Interview

    • Asset-Backed Finance

      • Pemberton's push into NAV financing

        Partner Thomas Doyle answers SCI's questions

        Pemberton Asset Management recently closed its debut NAV Financing Core Fund I at US$1.7bn, marking a milestone in its expansion into strategic lending solutions. The firm, which has built strong relationships across Europe's sponsor-backed lending m...

  • Market Moves

    • Structured Finance

      • Job swaps weekly: White & Case names new partners for 2026

        People moves and key promotions in securitisation

        This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees White & Case has announced a swathe of promotions to partner across multiple regions. Elsewhere, Raymond James has acquired a majority stake in a boutique investment bank, while V...


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