NPLs

  • Extension risk rising

    Views diverge over non-agency RMBS fundamental value

    Slowing prepayment rates are raising the spectre of extension risk in the US non-agency RMBS market. At the same time, a divergence in views about fundamental value in the sector appears to be emerging.

    The non-agency RMBS market is at present distorted by the influx of cash into the sector from private equity and distressed debt hedge funds, according to .......

    News Analysis 19 August 2009

  • Under pressure

    Surge in troubled loans puts servicers to the test

    Mortgage servicers, both residential and commercial, are facing increasing pressure as the volume of troubled assets continues to rise sharply. There are concerns over whether primary and special servicers are adequately prepared and that - in certain cases - the infrastructure is not capable of dealing with the expected surge in delinquencies.

    According to Alan Cleary, md of soon-to-launch UK .......

    News Analysis 13 May 2009

  • Call for clarity

    Distressed timing and tactics discussed

    The need for increased clarity around government intervention in the market was the main message from attendees at IMN's European Distressed Credit Investing Summit last week. However, plenty of advice was also on offer in terms of timing and tactics with respect to the distressed opportunity.

    "There continues to be uncertainty around how government intervention will play out, which isn't .......

    Talking Point 18 March 2009

  • Asian CLOs ramp up

    Deals in China, Malaysia and Singapore emerge

    

    CLO issuance across the Asia Pacific region is on the rise once more following a hiatus in recent months, with transactions in the works in China, Malaysia and Singapore.

    "All of a sudden, it seems everywhere you look across the region deals are being prepped. We are hearing about CLOs either in more unusual places - notably China and .......

    News 6 December 2006
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