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Issue 808 - 26th August

  • News Analysis

    • Structured Finance

      • Not fit for purpose

        EIOPA conclusions 'conceptually flawed'

        Following its consultation paper in response to the European Commission’s call for advice on the review of the securitisation prudential framework under Solvency 2 (SCI 16 June), EIOPA has affirmed that it “considers that the curr...

    • CLOs

      • Flexible allocation

        Bond buckets on the rise

        High yield bond (HYB) holdings across US CLOs continue to rise, following their reintroduction in October 2020. A new Fitch study indicates that HYB exposure is found mostly in recent vintage transactions, while exposure within CLOs tends to be much...

  • News

    • Structured Finance

      • SCI Start the Week - 22 August

        A review of SCI's latest content

        Don’t miss out on your chance to be recognised in this year’s SCI CRT Awards! The submissions deadline is 25 August. For more information, click here. Last week's news and analysis BMO busy Canadian lender in SRT mar...

    • Capital Relief Trades

      • BMO CRT launched

        BMO completes capital relief trade

        Bank of Montreal has finalized a US$286m financial guarantee that references a revolving US$4.4bn portfolio of North American senior secured and senior unsecured corporate loans (SCI 17 August). Dubbed Algonquin 2022-3, the transaction is BMO&rsq...

  • Talking Point

    • Structured Finance

      • Reciprocal relationship

        Increased market volatility has raised asset allocator demand for private credit strategies, particularly structured credit. Hildene Capital Management explains how structured credit asset managers and insurers can work together in today’s...

  • The Structured Credit Interview

    • CDO

      • Insurance assurance

        Christopher Freeze, senior md and head of investor relations at Churchill Asset Management, answers ...

        Q: Churchill closed its inaugural collateralised fund obligation (CFO) last month. The US$700m transaction will invest across the firm’s flagship private capital fund strategies. What were the drivers behind the launch of the deal? A: At C...

  • Market Moves

    • Structured Finance

      • UCITS cat bond index touted

        Sector developments and company hires

        Plenum Investments has released a catastrophe bond market study and index family, with the aim of providing investors with what the firm describes as an “investment compass”. Plenum believes that the index will enable a fund offer...

      • Leadership shake-up at Intrum

        Sector developments and company hires

        Intrum says it has reached an agreement with Anders Engdahl, who will step down from his position as president and ceo of the firm and leave with immediate effect. The Intrum board has appointed current board member Andrés Rubio as acting...


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