ABS
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SFSF investments disclosed
Sector developments and company hires
SFSF investments disclosed
Market Moves 12 May 2020
The AOFM has disclosed the recent investments it has made under the Structured Finance Support Fund. In the primary market, the fund was the sole third-party investor in the A2 tranches of FirstMac 2020-1 (it also invested in the A1 through D tranches) and Liberty Series 2020-1 on 27 March and 8 May respectively. It has also .......
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Residual value buffer provided
Sector developments and company hires
Residual value buffer provided
Market Moves 11 May 2020
Volkswagen Financial Services UK will calculate a collateral residual value buffer to be made available to its UK auto ABS issuers in respect of the monthly period in which a payment holiday with a term extension is granted for a purchased receivable. The collateral RV buffer will be £300 for each purchased receivable in respect of which .......
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Drafting issues
Assia Damianova, special counsel at Cadwalader, Wickersham &...
CRTs typically consist of a credit transfer instrument entered into between the credit institution and an SPV, with notes issued by the SPV to investors, the payments in respect of which are linked to payments on the credit transfer instrument. Most CRTs use a financial guarantee (“FG”) as the credit transfer instrument (instead of a CDS that requires daily .......
Talking Point 11 May 2020
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EC decision awaited
Preferential capital treatment mooted for STS synthetics
The EBA’s framework for STS synthetic securitisations (SCI 6 May) is broadly in line with those of the discussion paper that was published in September 2019 (SCI 25 September 2019). Notably, the authority seems to endorse preferential capital treatment for such transactions, subject to certain conditions - albeit the final decision on this now rests with the .......
News Analysis 7 May 2020
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CRM tool
CBILS guarantees eligible for CRR recognition
The UK PRA published at the end of April a statement clarifying whether Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) guarantees are eligible for recognition as unfunded credit risk mitigation (CRM) under the CRR. The move is seen as a helpful step towards motivating banks to lend under the schemes.
“It’s a tough .......
News 7 May 2020
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Risk transfer round-up - 7 May
CRT sector developments and deal news
BBVA is rumoured to be readying a capital relief trade for 2Q20. The lender has completed a total of three risk transfer trades since 2017 and all of them have been in conjunction with the EIF (see SCI’s capital relief trades database).
....... News 7 May 2020
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NPA opportunities
Global investors target Indian distressed debt
The coronavirus fallout is set to severely impact credit delivery and asset quality in India, with over US$30.5bn of loans expected to become stressed over the next 12 months. Securitisation could help the banking sector address its non-performing asset (NPA) burden, especially if the Indian government further liberalises the country’s External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) regime.
Nathan Menon, senior .......
News Analysis 7 May 2020
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STS synthetics proposals published
Sector developments and company hires
STS synthetics proposals published
Market Moves 6 May 2020
The EBA has published its proposals for developing an STS framework for synthetic balance-sheet securitisations, which includes the criteria to be considered when labelling a transaction as ‘STS' and provides the pros and cons of a potentially differentiated capital treatment for this type of securitisation. Among the proposed STS criteria are requirements on simplicity, standardisation and transparency .......
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Ladder locks in financing
Sector developments and company hires
Ladder locks in financing
Market Moves 5 May 2020
Ladder Capital has entered into a strategic financing arrangement with Koch Real Estate Investments, under which Koch will provide the company with approximately US$206.4m in senior secured financing to fund transitional and land loans. As part of the strategic financing agreement, Koch has the right to make a US$32m equity investment in the Ladder at any time .......
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Romanian SRT inked
Uncapped guarantee completed
The EIF and nine Romanian banks have completed an uncapped guarantee agreement from the SIUGI programme that covers 60% of a €1.368bn portfolio of Romanian SME credit rights. The banks originating the SME credit rights under this initiative are Banca Transilvania, Banca Comercial Romana, BRD – Group Societe Generale, ING Romania, ProCredit, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, Libra Internet Bank, UniCredit .......
News 5 May 2020
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Modifications up
MPL impairments bucking the trend
US marketplace loan payment impairment rates have increased amid the coronavirus fallout but remain below the changes in unemployment figures. Recent dv01 performance data also shows that modifications comprise over 70% of all payment impairments, thereby limiting near-term defaults.
Indeed, new modifications outnumber new delinquencies and dv01 expects this trend to continue. The majority of modifications are a .......
News 5 May 2020
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Ratings resilience
Shorter pro-rata periods to benefit SRTs
A sharp deterioration in asset performance due to the coronavirus fall-out may lead to sequential pay triggers in predominantly pro-rata paying significant risk transfer deals being breached earlier than initially assumed. Shortened pro-rata periods may, in turn, increase the resilience of note ratings to declining asset performance and the associated upward revision of default base cases.
As part .......
News 5 May 2020
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WAM guidelines finalised
Sector developments and company hires
WAM guidelines finalised
Market Moves 4 May 2020
The EBA has published its final guidelines on the determination of the weighted average maturity (WAM) of the contractual payments due under the tranche of a securitisation transaction, as laid down in the CRR. These guidelines aim at ensuring that the methodology applicable for the determination of the WAM for regulatory purposes is sufficiently transparent and harmonised .......
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On hold
Italian NPL ABS to pick up next year
Italian non-performing loan securitisations are anticipated to drop by 50%-70% this year, compared to 2019, as the Covid-19 fallout puts bank deleveraging plans on hold (SCI passim). However, NPL ABS issuance is expected to pick up next year.
According to Scope Ratings: “We do not expect Italian NPL securitisations to reach the levels of 2018-2019. Activity may increase .......
News 4 May 2020
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MBS overvaluation case settled
Sector developments and company hires
Overvaluation case settled
Market Moves 1 May 2020
The US SEC has accepted an offer of settlement from Semper Capital Management in connection with administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against it. On the basis of the offer, the Commission finds that from July 2013 through May 2014, Semper overvalued certain odd lot positions in securities held by the Semper MBS Total Return Fund (SEMMX), which caused .......
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Risk transfer round-up - 1 May
CRT sector developments and deal news
Deutsche Bank is rumoured to be readying a large corporate capital relief trade for 2Q20. The bank’s last transaction was completed in January. Dubbed CRAFT 2020-1, the US$150m CLN paid Libor plus 9.5% (see SCI’s capital relief trades database).
....... News 1 May 2020
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Targeted action
Wholesale ratings downgrades questioned
The raft of negative rating actions currently hitting the securitisation market is perceived to be driven by the stress created by coronavirus containment efforts. To the extent that some credit ratings were heading for a downgrade before the pandemic, this stress may simply be hastening rating actions. However, there are some who question whether wholesale downgrades are helpful in the .......
News Analysis 1 May 2020
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Landmark guidance
Implicit support guidelines published
The EBA has published landmark implicit support guidelines as part of its post-coronavirus interventions. According to the paper, banks postponing or reducing payments due to payment moratoria wouldn’t automatically be regarded as providing implicit support, since - by definition - such moratoria are not aimed at reducing any actual or potential losses to investors. Nevertheless, banks will still have .......
News Analysis 1 May 2020
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Unlocking capital
Premod Thomas, ceo of Bayfront Infrastructure Management, answers SCI's questions
Q: Bayfront Infrastructure Management is seeking to help address an infrastructure financing gap in the Asia-Pacific region (SCI 29 April). Can you explain what you mean by this?
The Structured Credit Interview 30 April 2020
A: According to the Asian Development Bank, Asia will need approximately US$1.34trn annually in infrastructure financing between 2016 and 2020 to sustain economic growth. This represents approximately 6% of the region’s .......
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Prudential flexibility reiterated
Sector developments and company hires
Prudential flexibility reiterated
Market Moves 29 April 2020
The European Commission has adopted a package to help facilitate bank lending to households and businesses throughout the European Union that includes an Interpretative Communication on the EU's accounting and prudential frameworks, as well as targeted ‘quick fix’ amendments to the CRR, in order to maximise the ability of banks to lend and absorb losses related to .......
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Growth phase
Asian infrastructure loans eyed
Singapore-based Clifford Capital has established a holding company structure under Clifford Capital Holdings (CCH) to drive its next phase of growth. The firm plans to expand into new business lines, including the securitisation of infrastructure loans through Bayfront Infrastructure Management and the provision of private credit and mezzanine financing solutions through Keppel-Pierfront Private Credit Funds (SCI 1 April).
News 29 April 2020