Capital Relief Trades
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Pan-European lender's consumer SRT sparks credit concerns
SRT Market Update
SRT Market Update 22 January 2026
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From capital to capacity
Riz Sheikh, head of portfolio and risk transfer solutions at...
Global trade and investment flows are being shaped by a combination of familiar pressures – geopolitical fragmentation, uneven liquidity and shifting regulatory priorities. Yet the underlying challenge remains the same: how to keep credit flowing in a riskier world.
According to the OECD, the global trade finance gap now stands at roughly US$2.5trn, highlighting how the availability of .......
Talking Point 19 January 2026
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Risk-sharing deal unlocks fresh lending for Italian companies
SRT market update
SRT Market Update 16 January 2026
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Job swaps weekly: TwentyFour appoints two new partners
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees TwentyFour Asset Management naming two new partners from its portfolio management team. Elsewhere, a former Deloitte director has founded an independent debt advisory, while a Deutsche Bank esoteric ABS veteran has left the business to join StoneX.
TwentyFour Asset Management, has announced the appointment of two new partners from within .......
Market Moves 16 January 2026
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European lender's inaugural US SRT breaks from traditional issuer motivations
A&M details how pbb's US SRT diverged from tradition...
SRT Market Update 16 January 2026
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Funded versus unfunded SRT: the debate the market can't dodge
Unfunded SRTs are on the rise, sparking debate over market d...
As the SRT market pushes deeper into new banks, new assets and new jurisdictions in 2026, one debate is increasingly dominating private conversations across Europe and the US: how far unfunded SRT should really go.
Unfunded structures, most often involving insurers, are no longer occasional. They are appearing more frequently in European transactions, particularly for low-risk portfolios .......
News Analysis 15 January 2026
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BBB moves to open market access for challenger banks
UK government-owned economic development bank positions itse...
The British Business Bank (BBB) is gearing up for another active year, with plans spanning bank capital transactions, non-bank guarantees and a possible entry into public SME securitisations. Across all initiatives, the focus is on broadening investor participation in market segments that have historically struggled to attract capital.
A key development in 2026 will be BBB’s involvement in .......
News 15 January 2026
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Job swaps weekly: Schroders makes senior securitisation and ABF hire
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s bumper roundup of securitisation job swaps – and the first roundup of 2026 – sees Schroders Capital hiring an investment director for securitised products and asset-based finance. Elsewhere, a BNP Paribas veteran has taken up a new role at Société Générale CIB as an SRT originator, while Crédit Agricole CIB has appointed a head of US ABS and PP .......
Market Moves 9 January 2026
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European SRT outlook 2026: momentum holds
Europe's SRT market remains strong in 2026, but regulatory uncertainty and credit dispersion loom
After a record year for issuance, the European SRT market is entering 2026 with strong momentum, even as regulatory uncertainty and credit differentiation begin to shape behaviour, market participants tell SCI. Banks continue to deploy SRTs as a core capital management tool, while investors are becoming more selective as deal volumes grow, structures evolve and macro pressures persist.
News Analysis 9 January 2026
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2025 wrapped: Structured finance year in review
As market prepares for 2026, SCI looks back on themes that shaped 2025
The structured finance market in 2025 is much more clearly defined by structural evolution than headline volumes, from the rise of ABF and data centre securitisations to a reset-heavy European CLO market and renewed focus on balance sheet optimisation
Across ABS, CLOs, SRTs and now ABF, the story this year has been one of both reinvention and redefinition .......
News Analysis 24 December 2025
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ECB reveals New Year resolution
SRT Market roundup
There has been a flurry of activity in the SRT market ahead of year end, with the ECB announcing the launch of its fast-track capital and securitisation appraisal process, and three deals also being announced.
The ECB’s new approach will streamline how it assesses whether a securitisation transfers a significant amount of risk to third parties and thus .......
SRT Market Update 23 December 2025
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Major MDB retaps SRT as it adds US$450m to flagship deal
Deal marks first retap of securitisation executed under originate-to-share model by an MDB
SRT Market Update 23 December 2025
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SCI In Conversation Podcast: Neal Wilson, EJF Capital
We discuss the hottest topics in securitisation today...
In this episode of SCI In Conversation, US editor Simon Boughey speaks to Neal Wilson, co-ceo, co-cio and joint founder of EJF Capital.
EJF is an investment manager headquartered outside Washington DC, which in the last couple of years has made a name for itself as the best friend of smaller US regional banks taking their first steps in the SRT market. .......
News Analysis 22 December 2025
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Job swaps weekly: Barrenjoey snaps up asset-backed income fund
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps – and the final roundup of 2025 – sees Barrenjoey Private Capital acquiring an asset-backed income fund from Trefor Capital and incorporating two of the strategy’s leaders into its team. Elsewhere, A&O Shearman has made a senior hire in its fund finance practice in New York, while Cadwalader has promoted nine securitisation .......
Market Moves 19 December 2025
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New SRT asset classes set to emerge in 2026
Expanding issuer base driving elevated activity
Activity in the SRT market has remained elevated through 2025, with issuance becoming more evenly distributed across the year and supporting a broader issuer base. As the market has expanded, so too has the range of asset classes referenced in transactions.
“Overall, SRT activity has remained elevated. 2025 was just as active as 2024, although the activity was .......
News Analysis 18 December 2025
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Call for increased EU regulatory ambition
Concerns remain over newly published SecReg texts
The European Parliament’s ECON committee, in charge of negotiating the securitisation reform package, has fired its starting gun on modifying the European Commission’s proposals - with the file’s rapporteur, Ralf Seekatz, publishing draft reports on the proposed Securitisation Regulation amendments and the proposed CRR amendments. Meanwhile, the European Council has agreed its own text, subject to formal final approval by .......
News 17 December 2025
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Japanese lender completes first Asia Pacific SRT
SRT market update
SRT Market Update 15 December 2025
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