Issue 430 - 27th March
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SCIWire
- Secondary markets
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Euro BWICs pick up again
The European BWIC calendar is picking up again for today and the remainder of this week. As was th...
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US CLOs refocus
After a distracted end to last week, the US CLO secondary market is beginning to refocus. The comb...
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Euro ABS/MBS themes continue
Recent themes in the European ABS/MBS secondary markets are continuing. "Overall yesterday was ver...
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Euro CLOs stay firm
European secondary CLO market activity has dropped from last week, but pricing levels are staying fi...
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US CLO buyers hold sway
US CLO secondary tone remains positive as buyers continue to outweigh sellers. "The market continu...
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Euro ABS/MBS supply keeps coming
The European ABS/MBS secondary market is continuing to see healthy BWIC supply and to absorb it well...
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US CLOs trade sideways
Despite maintaining a broadly positive tone the US CLO secondary market is currently trading sideway...
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- Secondary markets
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News
- ABS
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Credit card issuance starts slowly
US credit card ABS supply so far this year is half what it was at the same time in 2014, but this is anomalous for US ABS as a whole, as JPMorgan figures put non-card ABS supply at US$46.4bn for the year so far, having only hit US$38.5bn in the same...
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- Structured Finance
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Euro investors weigh UK opportunities
European investors are increasingly looking beyond euro-denominated assets in the search for yield. UK pound-denominated ABS is up 69% from last year and accounts for over a quarter of total placed European issuance year-to-date. New lending by cha...
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SCI Start the Week - 23 March
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline The pipeline saw a variety of deals added last week, including four ILS. There were also five ABS, three RMBS and eight CMBS. The ABS were: US$987m Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2015-SN1; Asset-Backed European Securitisation Transaction Ele...
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- CMBS
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First Irish CMBS since crisis
Deutsche Bank is in the market with the first Irish CMBS to be issued since the financial crisis began. €174.98m DECO 2015-Harp has four classes of notes and will be rated by S&P and Moody's, marking the first time Moody's has rated...
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- RMBS
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Granite call more likely?
UK Chancellor George Osborne announced in last week's Budget that the UK government would look to sell £13bn of mortgage assets from the bailouts of Northern Rock and of Bradford & Bingley. This amount matches the current outstanding...
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- ABS
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Job Swaps
- Structured Finance
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Mortgage pro takes the reins
Tony Ward has been appointed as president and ceo of Clayton Euro Risk and will take up this role fr...
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Asset manager majority stake purchased
Vontobel Asset Management is set acquire a 60% stake in TwentyFour Asset Management. Together, the f...
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Bank names team leader
Miray Muminoglu has joined Barclays' treasury capital markets execution team to head up its long ter...
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- CDO
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ABS CDO manager switched
Rabobank International has resigned from its role as the collateral manager for Solstice ABS CDO III...
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- CDS
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CDS vet moving up
LCH Clearnet Group has appointed Frank Soussan as global head of CDSClear, effective from 1 July. He...
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Credit quartet recruited
Absalon Capital has launched two unconstrained credit strategies, which will be managed by four rece...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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Risk transfer head brought aboard
Willis Group has appointed Marc Paasch as global head of alternative risk transfer (ART) solutions....
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ILS manager poaches marketing director
Adam Maloney has joined Elementum Advisors as director of marketing and investor relations. He will...
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- Risk Management
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Manager hired for OTC phase-in push
The DTCC has appointed Oliver Williams as global trade repository (GTR) business manager in Sydney....
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- RMBS
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SFR trust management changes
Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust has appointed Doug Brien as ceo and Charles Young as coo. Brien...
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- Structured Finance
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News Round-up
- ABS
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Upgrades could follow risk rethink
Moody's has updated its methodologies for rating US and Canadian credit card receivables-backed secu...
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Card ABS to withstand slow rate rise
US credit card ABS performance should remain stable during a gradual interest rate rise, says Fitch....
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Tax impact 'limited' on Japan auto ABS
A 50% increase in Japan's ownership tax for mini-vehicles from April to ¥10,800 (US$90) a y...
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Oil prices mildly positive for Euro ABS
The sharp fall in oil prices will have a positive, yet limited, credit impact for most European ABS...
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Proposed bill could add to SLABS risk
The introduction in the US of the Bank on Students Emergency Refinancing Act of 2015 by Senator Eliz...
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Economy supporting UK auto ABS
Improving macroeconomic and lending trends and healthy signs in the underlying auto market continue...
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Spanish spending to boost ABS
Stronger household spending will contribute to Spain's economic recovery and support SMEs, says Mood...
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- Structured Finance
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TLTRO take-up provides surprise
Last week's TLTRO take-up provided a positive surprise with the allotted amount of €142.4b...
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G-fee status updated
The FHFA's inspector general has released a report stating that, as policy perspectives change, the...
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ESMA begins SF consultation
ESMA has launched a call for evidence on its approach to disclosure for structured finance instrumen...
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- CLOs
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Chinese CLOs performing well
Chinese CLOs have performed well, says Moody's, recording a minimal number of defaults on their unde...
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Delayed draw securities 'credit neutral'
Some US CLOs are issuing delayed draw securities at closing that they can use in the future for refi...
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Euro CLOs relying on natural hedges
New European broadly syndicated loan (BSL) CLOs increasingly rely on natural hedges, suggests Moody'...
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CLO refinancing emerging
After rapid spread tightening in February, CLO spread levels have stabilised over the last two weeks...
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- CMBS
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Hills sale loss projected
The US$14.7m The Hills property in Dallas, Texas, has been bid at auction to a high level of US$18.1...
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US CMBS delinquencies just up
The 60-plus day US CMBS delinquency rate for pre-2009 vintages increased slightly to 8.6% in March,...
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CMBS underwriting causing concerns
US CMBS underwriting has been moderately weaker in 2015 than in 2014, particularly considering the l...
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Eastland auction to increase LBUBS losses
The US$38.5m Columbus, Ohio, Eastland Mall in LBUBS 2007-C1 has been bid at US$9.25m at auction. The...
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REO liquidations could rise
While losses on REO liquidations have been declining in recent months, the trend may reverse later i...
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- Insurance-linked securities
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ILS budget boost examined
The UK Chancellor George Osborne's plan to make the country an international hub for ILS (SCI 19 Mar...
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- RMBS
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HSBC targeted in NCUA suit
The NCUA has filed suit in federal court against HSBC, alleging the bank violated state and federal...
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Spanish housing to recover slowly
Recent data suggests that Spain's protracted house price correction is coming to an end, observes Fi...
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US refinancing opportunities restricted
Voluntary prepayments on modified re-performing US residential loans will remain low, says Moody's,...
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Irish prime RMBS stabilising
The Irish prime RMBS market continued to stabilise in the three-month period ended January, accordin...
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Dutch RMBS prepayments improve
The number of properties sold in the Netherlands in December 2014 increased to a record high, accord...
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Japanese wage increase 'RMBS positive'
Japan's annual spring wage negotiations between employers and unions are expected to deliver the hig...
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Ocwen posts rebuttal to trustees
Ocwen has sent a letter of rebuttal to trustees and master servicers for 119 RMBS trusts. This is in...
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Further MSR sale agreed
Ocwen Loan Servicing has agreed in principle to sell to Nationstar Mortgage the residential mortgage...
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SFR vacancies may rise
Certificate holders of 15 single-family rental securitisations received full payment on the distribu...
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Greek RMBS tiering witnessed
Market attention is back on Greece as reform negotiations continue. Performance from 4Q14 suggests t...
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Bankruptcy law could add losses
The new Spanish bankruptcy law for nonperforming, highly indebted individuals could add additional m...
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STACRs see large paydowns
The M1 bonds of STACR 2014-DN3 and STACR 2014-HQ1 experienced a large paydown in their March remitta...
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Non-agency defaults falling
The stabilisation of the labour and housing markets has had a positive impact on US RMBS mortgage cr...
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Aussie mortgage delinquencies dropping
Australian residential mortgage delinquencies are at their lowest level for the country since 2006,...
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- ABS
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