ABS
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Robust recovery
Bumper "summer" for Aussie securitisation
The Australian securitisation market has experienced a deluge of activity in the last few weeks. With a total of A$8bn placed in July, the sector experienced its busiest month since 2007.
Australia's effective management of the coronavirus and macro-policy response generally facilitated a robust economic recovery throughout 2020. “The securitisation market has obviously shown a dramatic recovery since .......
News Analysis 20 August 2021
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Corporate, PF businesses bolstered
Sector developments and company hires
Corporate, PF businesses bolstered
KBRA has enhanced its corporate and project finance businesses by forming new sector teams to focus on the intersection of infrastructure, energy, renewables and middle market lending. The aim of the sector-focused teams is to meet demand for KBRA’s thought leadership across these segments.Andrew Giudici, senior md and global head of corporate, project and .......
Market Moves 18 August 2021
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Financing boost
EGF extended to synthetics
The European Commission has approved the extension of the EIB’s European Guarantee Fund’s support to synthetic securitisations, following an assessment of EU state aid rules. The extension to significant risk transfer deals applies under certain conditions pertaining to SME origination levels and the deployment of released capital.
The envisaged €1.4bn budget is expected to mobilise at least .......
News 18 August 2021
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DSW CMBS exposure gauged
Sector developments and company hires
DSW CMBS exposure gauged
Market Moves 13 August 2021
KBRA Credit Profile (KCP) has published a special report on CMBS exposure to footwear retailer Designer Brands, owner of the Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) store chain. The company reported EBITDA of negative US$316m in its fiscal year 2020, as sales plummeted in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company returned to profitability in 1Q21 after .......
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Simulation analysis
Covid-19 boosts capital ratios
UK and EU bank capital ratios have increased over the past year, despite the effect of the pandemic on profits. Nevertheless, the Covid crisis has exacerbated many of the difficulties related to generating returns, so analysts expect the environment to remain challenging for the European banking sector.
According to KPMG, UK banks saw a 150bp improvement in common .......
News 13 August 2021
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Amortization antics
Vehicle inventory shortage forces ABS issuers to forestall amortization
Ford Motor Credit last week amended the terms of its excess funding account (EFA) to prevent early amortization of ABS notes issued by its master floorplan trust following a similar move by Nissan and market experts say other captive finance vehicles are examining similar options.
Ford upped the percentage of the adjusted investment account that can be deposited into the EFA before .......
News Analysis 12 August 2021
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Downward trend
Corporate defaults continue to drop
Corporate default rates continue to fall across the globe, according to the latest data. However, the declining pace will likely slow by end-December and then stabilise in January to July 2022.
According to the latest Moody’s data, the number of corporate defaults globally remains low this year, reflecting the strong economic recovery and abundant liquidity in capital markets. .......
News 12 August 2021
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Sponsor momentum
Record-setting quarter for the ILS market
The second quarter of 2021 was record-setting for the ILS market on numerous fronts. With around US$5.6bn across 20 catastrophe bonds issued in Q2 – bringing total issuance to US$8.5bn so far this year - volume already surpasses by US$181 the previous record set in 1H17.
Of the 35 classes of notes issued in Q2, 70% were both upsized .......
News 11 August 2021
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Debt servicing spin-off inked
Sector developments and company hires
Debt servicing spin-off inked
Credito Fondiario Banking Group has demerged its debt purchasing and servicing activities in favour of the newly established Gardant Group. As part of this reorganisation, it has redefined the bank's mission as a challenger bank, specialising in financing solutions for SMEs and corporates. The two companies will operate independently going forward.Panfilo Tarantelli has been .......
Market Moves 6 August 2021
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Positive prospects
Risk sharing remains promising, despite due diligence burden
Risk-sharing deals involving the EIF and private investors are yet to gain ground. This CRT Premium Content article surveys the likelihood of such collaborations going forward.
Significant risk transfer transactions between banks on the one hand and insurers and hedge funds on the other have grown substantially over the last two years in deal count terms. However, risk-sharing deals ......
News Analysis 6 August 2021Premium Content
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Scalabis strikes
Algebra brings Portuguese NPL ABS
Algebra Capital is in the market with an unusual Portuguese non-performing loan ABS. Dubbed Scalabis STC (compartment Panda), the securitisation is backed by a €1.47bn portfolio that was acquired through two investment vehicles – LX Investment Partners II and III – from Banco BPI, Banco Comercial Português, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Caixa Leasing e Factoring and Novo Banco between .......
News 6 August 2021
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Risk assessment platform bolstered
Sector developments and company hires
Risk assessment platform bolstered
Market Moves 5 August 2021
Moody's is set to acquire climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics firm RMS from Daily Mail and General Trust for approximately US$2bn. The acquisition will immediately increase Moody’s insurance data and analytics business to nearly US$500m in revenue and accelerate the development of the company’s global integrated risk capabilities to address the next generation of .......
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Positive results
Stress tests raise SRT prospects
The results of the latest EU bank stress tests demonstrate that European banks are able to withstand severe shocks. Indeed, the tests were the most severe to date and - following the ECB’s lifting of dividend restrictions in late July - banks are now able to boost dividend payments. The latest developments raise the issuance prospects for significant risk .......
News Analysis 4 August 2021
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Issuance boost
STS synthetic securitisations taking off
The pipeline of STS synthetic securitisations continues to grow (SCI 5 March), with at least a dozen such transactions expected to price by year-end. Banks that are new to the significant risk transfer market, as well as regular capital relief trade issuers are readying deals, with Santander believed to be first off the blocks (SCI 4 August).
News 4 August 2021
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ABS-lite appetite
Insured trade receivables notes in vogue
Meaningful flows into trade finance ABS are emerging from institutional investors. Such demand is, in turn, spurring structural innovation across the sector.
“In the hunt for yield, traditional institutional investors are shopping around for new asset classes with interesting characteristics that tick the right boxes in terms of risk profile. Providing they can get comfortable with the underlying risk, one .......
News Analysis 2 August 2021
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BTL issuer acquired
Sector developments and company hires
BTL issuer acquired
Starling Bank has acquired specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender Fleet Mortgages in a £50m cash and share deal. To date, Fleet Mortgages has originated £2.3bn of mortgages and experienced zero credit losses. It currently has circa £1.75bn of mortgages under management and has executed nine RMBS.Starling will become the sole funder of future originations, with Fleet .......
Market Moves 29 July 2021
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Out of favour?
WBS issuers turning to high yield bonds
Punch Pubs Group last month refinanced its pub securitisation in the European high yield bond market, becoming the second pubco to do so after Stonegate refinanced its legacy Enterprise and Unique transactions in July 2020. The move underlines a growing trend in Europe to refinance whole business securitisations with high yield bonds.
“We are slowly seeing the death .......
News Analysis 29 July 2021
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