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SCI In Conversation Podcast: Ruhi Patil, Dentons
We discuss the hottest topics in securitisation today...
In this special International Women's Day episode of the SCI In Conversation podcast, SCI deputy editor Kenny Wastell speaks to Ruhi Patil, a counsel in Dentons' London office, about gender diversity and inclusion in the structured finance industry. Patil discusses her personal experiences of attitudes towards diversity and inclusion; the roles that allies can play in tackling the challenges; .......
News Analysis 8 March 2024
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Develop, advance and retain
IWD 2024: Inclusion in structured finance
Diversity is a cornerstone of the practice of securitisation, but the same cannot be said for the make-up of securitisation practices worldwide. To mark 2024’s International Women’s Day, Claudia Lewis highlights the need to acknowledge the often-overlooked intersectional challenges many women face on top of those of gender.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, ‘Inspiring .......
News Analysis 8 March 2024
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Latest SRTx fixings released
Index values indicate expectations of rising volatility and...
The latest fixings for the SRTx (Significant Risk Transfer Index) have been released. There has been some incremental tightening in the spread indexes in the large corporate category compared with February’s fixings (SCI 5 February). Volatility indexes have risen, reflecting more volatile conditions in the broader capital markets.
SRTx Spread Indexes have modestly tightened in the .......
News 6 March 2024
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US SRT: Igniting issuance – video
PIMCO's Mark Kruzel speaks to SCI about the changing landscape in the US SRT market
Mark Kruzel, senior vice president for bank capital markets at PIMCO, speaks to SCI's Simon Boughey about the changing landscape in the US SRT market. Kruzel discusses the opportunities for investors working with banks, why the market is taking off now after a number of false starts, what factors are attracting regional US banks to the SRT space, and .......
News Analysis 6 March 2024
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Ares forms equipment financing shop
Market updates and sector developments
Ares Alternative Credit has launched Ansley Park Capital, a newly-formed lending and specialty finance company that delivers full spectrum, customised financing solutions for essential-use, large-ticket equipment. Ansley Park’s management team and integrated operating platform were acquired from BciCapital, the equipment finance business of City National Bank of Florida.
Ansley Park will offer scaled, flexible equipment-based capital solutions ranging .......
Market Moves 5 March 2024
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Greater visibility?
SRT Market Update
As the last month of Q1 begins, a number of banks are expected to close SRT trades imminently. Consequently, more clarity is likely to emerge around where spreads are heading.
“Generally, there is not a lot of new information coming out of the SRT market. However, we are definitely getting to the point where trades are starting to price, .......
SRT Market Update 1 March 2024
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CEE momentum
EIB inks pair of green transition deals
The EIB Group this week executed two synthetic securitisations that support the green transition, one in Austria and the other in Bulgaria. The move comes amid a ramping-up of SRT activity in the Central and Eastern Europe region by the EIF (SCI 10 January).
Cyril du Boispean, investment officer at the EIF, confirms that the fund’s investments .......
News 1 March 2024
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US SRT: Unblocking uncertainty – video
Clifford Chance's Gareth Old speaks to SCI about recent developments in the US SRT market
Gareth Old, derivatives- and structured-finance-focused partner at Clifford Chance, speaks to SCI's Simon Boughey about recent developments in the US SRT market. Old discusses the use of the synthetic securitisation framework in bank-issued credit-linked notes, the time frames required for deal submissions and approvals, whether future developments could remove further hurdles to issuance, and more.
....... News Analysis 29 February 2024
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Barclays inks 'strategic' credit card sale
Market updates and sector developments
Barclays Bank Delaware (BBDE) has entered into an agreement with insurance accounts managed by Blackstone’s asset-based finance group to sell approximately US$1.1bn of currently outstanding credit card receivables in relation to a defined set of Barclays-branded credit card accounts in the US. This is the first in a series of activities Barclays plans to conduct to reduce its RWAs .......
Market Moves 28 February 2024
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Bank bonanza
GSIBs, super regionals and regionals to line up for SRT
Between 10 and 30 US banks will be regular issuers in the SRT market, and there also is likely to be a few smaller deals from banks outside this main group, according to a speaker at the SFA conference in Las Vegas today.
News 28 February 2024
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Endgame alarm
Speakers at SFA mull the chances of re-proposal of Basel Endgame
There is only a 30% chance that the highly controversial US bank capital rules known as the Basel III endgame will be re-proposed, said a speaker today at the Structured Finance Association (SFA) conference in Las Vegas.
This gives a .......
News 27 February 2024
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Into the blue
Alpha Bank's latest SRT unveiled
Further details have emerged regarding Alpha Bank’s synthetic securitisation that it executed in Q4 last year. The significant risk transfer trade – called Project Blue – references a €1.6bn portfolio of Greek corporate and SME loans.
The financial guarantee on the mezzanine tranche was executed with a diversified pool of investors, going against the norm of bilateral transactions usually experienced in .......
SRT Market Update 23 February 2024
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Getting ahead
SRT Market Update
Investors continue to highlight the notable pipeline of European corporate mandates in the SRT market as a clear trend. Meanwhile, across the pond, what to expect from the US market in terms of volume and growth for this year remains unclear.
Asked if, as reported last week, the significant number of European corporate SRT trades currently in .......
SRT Market Update 23 February 2024
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Landmark DFC facility inked
Market updates and sector developments
Fintech provider StoneCo has obtained a landmark commitment of US$467.5m from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in the form of a revolving securitisation facility. The facility - which has a final maturity of seven years and a six-month availability period - finances the acquisition of up to US$14bn accounts receivables due by over 20 Brazilian financial institutions .......
Market Moves 23 February 2024
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Historic opportunity?
MPL ABS set to benefit from credit card refinancing needs
Marketplace loan ABS issuance in the US posted volumes of US$7.6bn last year, lower than the US$9.5bn of supply seen in 2022, as post-pandemic headwinds combined with macroeconomic pressures to drive underperformance across the sector. However, the market is poised to benefit from an influx of private credit money and the need to address historic levels of credit card .......
News Analysis 22 February 2024
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Unlocking new frontiers
TRS market to grow as investor demands and market needs collide
The trade receivables securitisation (TRS) market is set for growth, as strong investor appetite and the ongoing squeeze in SME financing boost the asset class’s potential. TRS programmes – particularly those in emerging markets – could evolve into a new frontier in SME funding, as banks retrench in response to concerns over weak economic growth and potential recessions.
News Analysis 22 February 2024
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US SRT: First waves - video
Seer Capital's Terry Lanson speaks to SCI about the outlook for SRT in 2024
Terry Lanson, md and portfolio manager at Seer Capital, speaks to SCI's Simon Boughey about the outlook for SRT in 2024. Lanson discusses how SRT can help banks compete amid the ongoing expansion of private credit, whether the US market is finally ready for lift-off, and what Seer looks for in an SRT partnership.
....... News Analysis 21 February 2024
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Challenger firm
Having recently joined law firm Dentons, partner Toby Gray a...
Q: Tell us about your recent move to Dentons and your targets within this new practice?
Provider Profile 20 February 2024
TG: I joined Dentons in October 2023 (SCI 6 October 2023). After nearly 28 years at Linklaters, I was ready for a new challenge. Dentons was an attractive option for me, as it is what I like to refer to as a ‘challenger’ .......
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Record breakers
SRT benefiting from 'greater public awareness'
SRT issuance volumes reached another record last year, as new funded investors entered the market and bank interest in synthetic securitisation increased. At the same time, the sector continues to benefit from support by regulatory bodies, which bodes well for the future.
Robert Bradbury, head of structured credit execution and advisory at Alvarez & Marsal, identifies four key themes .......
News Analysis 19 February 2024
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Corporate flow
SRT Market Update
As the halfway mark in Q1 approaches, a backlog of European corporate mandates appears to be building in the SRT market.
“From the main banks active in the SRT market, I’m mostly seeing a corporate flow right now,” confirms one SRT investor.
He continues: “It seems that a lot of the European banks that were not in the .......
News 16 February 2024
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Job swaps weekly: Hogan Lovells adds dozens from Orrick
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Hogan Lovells snapping up a hoard of Italy-based finance and M&A lawyers from Orrick, including a number of securitisation partners. Elsewhere, First Eagle Alternative Credit (FEAC) has revealed its leadership transition plan, as its president prepares to leave the firm early next year, while Newmark has appointed a UK- and Europe-focused .......
Market Moves 16 February 2024