Weekly Issue Archive

US BSL BB cover bids span 503–792 DM, with high-MVOC deals priced tight

Poh-Heng Tan of CLO Research shares insights on secondary trades which highlight renewed demand for ...

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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...

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...

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...
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...

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...

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...

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...