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  • SCI Start the Week - 20 January

    A review of securitisation activity over the past seven days

    Stories of the week
    Consumer boost
    Santander completes innovative SRTs
    Under pressure
    US student loan ABS holding firm so far

    Other deal-related news

    • ISDA, Clifford Chance, R3 and the Singapore Academy of Law have published a new whitepaper that provides analysis on the legal issues relating to the use of smart derivatives contracts on distributed ledger technology (SCI News 20 January 2020

  • 'No Data' threshold consultation underway

    Sector developments and company hires

    C-PACE partnership
    Eyzenberg & Company and Greenworks Lending have formed Eyzenberg Green Capital, a partnership dedicated to funding commercial real estate transactions through commercial PACE. Eyzenberg Green Capital is a direct balance sheet provider, with significant lending capacity. The aim is to achieve a low cost of capital for C-PACE financing, supported by permanent capital and multiple funding outlets.

    Market Moves 17 January 2020

  • FFELP transition legislation mooted

    Sector developments and company hires

    Call for FFELP solution
    The SFA has joined the Education Finance Council (EFC) in calling for wholesale legislation to smoothly transition FFELP student loans and the related subsidy away from Libor, to avoid potential disruption to over US$277bn of loans spread across 13 million borrowers. The EFC is working on a legislative solution that would transition the subsidy - called .......

    Market Moves 16 January 2020

  • Consumer boost

    Santander completes innovative SRTs

    Santander has completed two synthetic securitisations of consumer loans. The transactions are the bank’s final consumer SRTs from 2019 and feature a number of innovations.

    One of the transactions is a mezzanine trade consisting of a €66m senior mezzanine tranche (10.5%-16.5%) and an €88m junior mezzanine tranche (2.5%-10.5%). Dubbed SC Germany Consumer Synthetic 2019, the financial guarantee references .......

    News 16 January 2020

  • Aircraft equity investment disclosed

    Sector developments and company hires

    Aircraft equity investment
    Floreat has disclosed that it invested US$25m in the equity certificates of Air Lease Corporation’s recent Thunderbolt III aircraft ABS. The securitisation is secured by a portfolio of 19 commercial aircraft on operating lease to 18 airlines in 15 countries. The airlines are diversified globally and over half are national flag carriers, including Vueling, Air France, China Airlines .......

    Market Moves 15 January 2020

  • Hong Kong ABS recommendations released

    Sector developments and company hires

    Alternative risk transfer
    Arthur J Gallagher has increased its interest in Capsicum Reinsurance Brokers from 33% to 100%. Capsicum Re launched in December 2013 through a strategic partnership with Gallagher. There are no management changes as a result of the deal.

    Gilles Dellaert, former co-president and cio of Global Atlantic, has been appointed global head of Blackstone Insurance Solutions .......

    Market Moves 14 January 2020

  • Under pressure

    US student loan ABS holding firm so far

    US student loan ABS faces a difficult year from both technical and political pressures. However, there is room for a little cautious optimism and for now at least spreads are holding up reasonably well.

    BofA global research analysts underline the broadly held market view, stating: “Libor transition will continue to pressure spreads for student loan ABS, especially for .......

    News Analysis 14 January 2020

  • SCI Start the Week - 13 January

    A review of securitisation activity over the past seven days

    Transaction of the week
    Goldman Sachs is marketing River Green Finance 2020, which is expected to be the first green European CMBS. The deal comprises four tranches totalling €186.39m, plus two as yet unsized X classes and is set to close on 29 January.
    River Green Finance 2020 is a true sale transaction backed by a single loan secured by a single .......

    News 13 January 2020

  • Landmark quake bond closed

    Sector developments and company hires

    DLT legal analysis published
    ISDA, Clifford Chance, R3 and the Singapore Academy of Law have published a new whitepaper that provides analysis on the legal issues relating to the use of smart derivatives contracts on distributed ledger technology (DLT). Given the inherent uncertainty about where data, assets and even counterparties are located in a DLT environment, a key question is how .......

    Market Moves 13 January 2020

  • Landmark CLN finalised

    Santander completes undrawn RCF trade

    Santander has completed a €147m CLN that is backed entirely by undrawn corporate and financial institution revolving credit facilities. Dubbed Vespa 2019-1, the transaction is believed to be the first of its kind in the eurozone capital relief trades market.

    Undrawn corporate facilities are a typical product that banks have to provide to corporate and financial institution clients, despite the .......

    News 10 January 2020

  • Auto debut

    Further credit union issuance anticipated

    More credit unions are expected to tap the US securitisation market, following the closing in November of the US$147.44m GTE Auto Receivables Trust 2019-1. Of around US$1.1trn in outstanding credit union loans at end-3Q19, DBRS Morningstar figures show that auto loans accounted for 34% (or US$374.2bn), while residential mortgages represented roughly 43%.

    GART 2019-1 marks the first rated ABS issued .......

    News 10 January 2020

  • CLO losses expected after Constellis default

    Sector developments and company hires

    Constellis losses expected
    Moody’s warns that, at current prices, Constellis Holdings’ limited default could result in significant losses - realised or unrealised - for some CLOs. Over 200 CLOs the agency rates hold about US$600m of the firm’s debt, including 20 deals that have exposure of over 1% and are expected to report an average par loss of 88bp. Three of .......

    Market Moves 10 January 2020

  • Leasing guarantee

    EFL completes capital relief trade

    The EIF and Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy (EFL) have completed a synthetic securitisation of an unusual PLN2.1bn portfolio of Polish leasing assets. The transaction will unlock PLN3.1bn of additional funds for Polish SMEs.

    According to Georgi Stoev, head of Northern Europe & CEE, Securitisation at EIF: “It’s the first leasing company from the Polish market that has completed a synthetic securitisation, so .......

    News 9 January 2020

  • First green CMBS prepped

    Goldman Sachs is marketing River Green Finance 2020, which is expected to be the first green European CMBS. The deal comprises four tranches totalling €186.39m, plus two as yet unsized X classes and is set to close on 29 January.

    River Green Finance 2020 is a true sale transaction backed by a single loan secured by a single property located .......

    News 8 January 2020

  • Real assets partnership inked

    Sector developments and company hires

    BWIC platform
    CLO auction technology platform KopenTech has launched its online BWIC service, which aims to streamline the BWIC process for both buyers and sellers. The first live BWIC was conducted on the platform in late December.

    EMEA
    Floreat has appointed Phil Griffiths as md within Floreat Aviation Capital, its specialist aircraft leasing investment arm. Griffiths has closed over US$10bn in aircraft .......

    Market Moves 8 January 2020

  • THEAT 2007-1 and 2007-2 set to repay

    Sector developments and company hires

    Asia Pacific
    ISDA has appointed Su Yen Chia as its new head of Asia-Pacific public policy. Chia previously served as alternate chief executive for Euroclear Bank (Hong Kong branch) from June 2017. In this role, she played an integral part in developing policy positions and interacting with regulatory and government authorities across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to Euroclear, Chia was head .......

    Market Moves 7 January 2020

  • CQS SRT finalised

    Unusual reference pool securitised

    An unusual significant risk transfer transaction referencing a €1.78bn static portfolio of Italian payroll-deductible (CQS) loans has closed. The synthetic securitisation – dubbed Amalia SPV – was originated by BNL Finance, which is among the most experienced CQS loan originators in Italy, with a track record of above-average performance for its loan book.

    CQS loans are collateralised by the obligor’s .......

    News 24 December 2019

  • SCI Start the Week - 23 December

    A review of securitisation activity over the past seven days

    Transaction of the week
    A pair of Italian non-performing loan securitisations – dubbed Futura 2019 and Iseo SPV – have closed. The former is notable for being only the second Italian NPL ABS to not benefit from a GACS guarantee, following the issuance of Belvedere SPV in December 2018.
    Futura 2019 is the first issuance sponsored by Guber Banca and securitises assets .......

    News 23 December 2019

  • MNHD plans programmatic issuance

    Sector developments and company hires

    Egyptian securitisation debuts
    Egyptian real estate developer Madinet Nasr Housing and Development (MNHD) has closed its inaugural securitisation, issued by Financial Group for Securitization Company (FGS). The transaction is backed by an EGP370m receivables portfolio originated as part of the company's plan to monetise receivables from delivered units in the Primera, Tag Sultan and Waha projects. The three tranches of the .......

    Market Moves 23 December 2019

  • Canadian restructuring

    Alberta energy market stress hits CMBS

    Calgary-based real estate investment firm Strategic Group last week submitted an initial application filing under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), citing 50 named entities and associated commercial properties within its portfolio. Of the affected office properties, five secure loans securitised in four Canadian CMBS within DBRS Morningstar’s rated book.

    According to Strategic Group, prolonged stress in the Alberta economy .......

    News 20 December 2019

  • Nordic SRT inked

    Nordea returns with capital relief trade

    Nordea has priced a €5.1bn synthetic securitisation of Nordic corporate and SME loans. Dubbed Matador, the funded financial guarantee is the issuer’s first capital relief trade following the bank’s entry into the EU’s banking union in October 2018.

    According to Mark Kandborg, head of group treasury and ALM at Nordea: “We priced the transaction and freed up capital at an .......

    News 20 December 2019
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