ABS
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Agricultural SRT priced
Lloyds finalises Fontwell II
Lloyds has priced the second transaction from its Fontwell programme. Dubbed Fontwell II Securities 2020, the eight-year synthetic securitisation is backed by a static £1.4bn portfolio of UK agricultural mortgages (SCI 17 December). Despite significant headwinds from the Brexit negotiations, the notes were successfully placed with UK and international investors.
Rated by Fitch and KBRA, the transaction consists of .......
News 24 December 2020
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Trilogue agreement finalised
Excess spread concerns highlighted
The trilogue agreement on the European Commission’s ‘quick fix’ proposals was finalised last week and has received an overall positive reception from capital relief trades players, given that it extends the STS framework to synthetic ABS structures and provides greater standardisation. However, market participants have raised concerns about the proposed treatment of excess spread as a first loss tranche.
News Analysis 24 December 2020
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Unexpected impact
Business interruption claims weigh on cat bonds
The ILS market has not been immune to the turbulence created by Covid-19 this year. However, the fallout from the pandemic has affected the sector in somewhat unexpected ways.
Given the mortality risk associated with the coronavirus, the impact of the diseases on the life book of Leadenhall Capital Markets, for instance, has been negligible. “The insured population .......
News Analysis 23 December 2020
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Romanian NPE deal sealed
Sector developments and company hires
Romanian NPE deal sealed
National Bank of Greece (NBG) has entered into an agreement with Bain Capital Credit for the disposal of a Romanian-risk corporate non-performing loan portfolio. Dubbed Project Danube, the transaction has a total GBV of circa €174m (€102m of allocated collateral value).The deal is being implemented in the context of NBG’s NPE deleveraging strategy and .......
Market Moves 22 December 2020
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Divergent regimes?
STS synthetics onshoring awaited
Formal adoption by the EU of the STS synthetics regime will not realistically occur until 1Q21, after the text has been translated into the languages of the various member states - despite the recent trilogue agreement regarding targeted changes to the Securitisation Regulation and CRR (SCI 11 December). As such, the framework will not be onshored as part .......
News Analysis 22 December 2020
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Secondary supply
Euro ABS trading set to dominate
European ABS secondary spreads have completed a three-quarter circle from their coronavirus-related spike in March, relative to their tightest levels observed in February. The market saw a notable rise in trading volumes, following the coronavirus shock, with secondary activity expected to dominate in the early part of 2021.
“There has been significant BWIC activity in the last few .......
News 22 December 2020
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Delayed defaults
German auto ABS support weighed
The assets underlying German auto ABS have remained resilient during the coronavirus pandemic. However, defaults are expected to emerge, once the impact of government support measures wears off.
Fitch reports that no German auto ABS tranches are currently on negative outlook or rating watch negative. Further, there has not been a significant increase in arrears or periodic defaults .......
News 18 December 2020
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Issuance forecasts lowered on TFSME extension
Sector developments and company hires
Issuance forecasts lowered on TFSME extension
The Bank of England has extended by six months the TFSME, covering both the drawdown period and the reference period of the scheme. The former will now run until 31 October 2021, while the latter will run from 31 December 2019 to 30 June 2021.JPMorgan international ABS analysts expect eligible banks and .......
Market Moves 18 December 2020
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On the cards
2020 credit card spending low, suggesting slim ABS issuance to continue
News Analysis 17 December 2020
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Full stack resilience
Volumes down, but not out
Full-stack significant risk transfer deal volume declined this year amid the Covid-19 fallout. Nevertheless, transactions have shown resilience in terms of performance.
Full-stack SRT transactions have a smaller range in terms of size - of between €500m to €1bn – compared to synthetic securitisations. Andrea Modolo, md at UniCredit, says: “Generally, synthetic transactions are around €2bn and this .......
News Analysis 17 December 2020
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Improving sentiment
Opportunities rebound in aircraft ABS market
Aircraft ABS secondary market activity all but dried up with the onset of Covid-19, until trading began picking up in September and October. At the same time, investors with capital began sourcing higher yielding opportunities in the sector.
Some aircraft ABS class A notes that were trading in the low-70s in April and May are now trading in .......
News Analysis 17 December 2020
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CLO manager transfers accelerate overlap
Sector developments and company hires
CLO manager transfers accelerate overlap
When managers acquire CLOs, the underlying portfolios become more like the existing portfolios of the acquiring manager, according to a new report from Fitch.During 2020, Fitch noted four CLO contract changes, two platform sales and two ownership changes. The contract sales this year were Crestline Denali’s sale of CLO management contracts to Ares .......
Market Moves 16 December 2020
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Call for further improvement
'Unambitious' NPL strategy launched
The European Commission has published a strategy that aims to prevent a build-up of non-performing loans across the EU banking sector, as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The proposals build upon a set of previously implemented measures, but have been criticised for not providing for an improved NPL securitisation framework.
Michael Lever, md, prudential at AFME, describes .......
News 16 December 2020
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Leasing debut
NPL ABS expected to benefit from GACS
UniCredit Leasing has completed the first Italian non-performing loan securitisation backed by lease receivables that is expected to benefit from a GACS guarantee. Dubbed Relais SPV, the transaction is secured by real estate financial lease agreements with a gross claim amount of €1.58bn, as of 31 March 2020.
The issuer acquired the portfolio at the transfer date of .......
News 14 December 2020