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  • Corporate, PF businesses bolstered

    Sector developments and company hires

    Corporate, PF businesses bolstered
    KBRA has enhanced its corporate and project finance businesses by forming new sector teams to focus on the intersection of infrastructure, energy, renewables and middle market lending. The aim of the sector-focused teams is to meet demand for KBRA’s thought leadership across these segments.

    Andrew Giudici, senior md and global head of corporate, project and .......

    Market Moves 18 August 2021

  • Financing boost

    EGF extended to synthetics

    The European Commission has approved the extension of the EIB’s European Guarantee Fund’s support to synthetic securitisations, following an assessment of EU state aid rules. The extension to significant risk transfer deals applies under certain conditions pertaining to SME origination levels and the deployment of released capital.  

    The envisaged €1.4bn budget is expected to mobilise at least .......

    News 18 August 2021

  • The puzzling case of the disappearance of Fannie Mae

    FNMA's absence from CRT investigated

    Fannie Mae has not issued a CRT deal since 1Q20. This SCI CRT Premium Content article investigates the circumstances behind the GSE’s disappearance from the market and what might make it come back.

    Fannie Mae, one of the co-founders of the ground-breaking GSE credit risk transfer market, has not issued a CAS or CIRT transaction since 1Q20. There is ......

    News Analysis 18 August 2021

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  • Bullish sentiment

    CLO, loan opportunity set to continue outperforming

    The global CLO market is now pushing US$1trn in outstandings. Against this backdrop, both CLOs and the underlying loans are expected to outperform, as investors continue seeking higher risk-adjusted returns.

    Mohamed Seif, co-founder and md of Lakemore Partners, notes that growth and demand in the US CLO market is being driven by a number of factors. First, CLOs .......

    News Analysis 17 August 2021

  • Chowa finalised

    NatWest executes leveraged loan SRT

    News 17 August 2021

  • Unanswered questions

    Mixed outlook for the UK RMBS market

    The outlook for the UK RMBS market is mixed for the rest of the year. Indeed, questions remain over issuance volumes and performance once the furlough scheme ends on 30 September.

    UK collateral has constituted 67% of total European RMBS issuance so far this year. At €12.3bn, UK non-conforming RMBS issuance year-to-date has already crossed Deutsche Bank’s full-year .......

    News 16 August 2021

  • SCI Start the Week - 16 August

    A review of SCI's latest content

    Last week's news and analysis
    Amortization antics
    Vehicle inventory shortage forces ABS issuers to forestall amortization
    CMBS fillip
    Hotel sector leads recovery in US CMBS but retail still depressed
    Downward trend
    Corporate defaults continue to drop
    Equity ownership
    Lakemore Partners discuss plans to strengthen its US presence
    Simulation analysis
    Covid-19 boosts capital ratios
    Sponsor momentum
    Record-setting quarter for the ILS market
    'Synergistic' CMBS prepped
    Hollywood creative campus refinanced

    For .......

    News 16 August 2021

  • DSW CMBS exposure gauged

    Sector developments and company hires

    DSW CMBS exposure gauged
    KBRA Credit Profile (KCP) has published a special report on CMBS exposure to footwear retailer Designer Brands, owner of the Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) store chain. The company reported EBITDA of negative US$316m in its fiscal year 2020, as sales plummeted in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company returned to profitability in 1Q21 after .......

    Market Moves 13 August 2021

  • Simulation analysis

    Covid-19 boosts capital ratios

    UK and EU bank capital ratios have increased over the past year, despite the effect of the pandemic on profits. Nevertheless, the Covid crisis has exacerbated many of the difficulties related to generating returns, so analysts expect the environment to remain challenging for the European banking sector.

    According to KPMG, UK banks saw a 150bp improvement in common .......

    News 13 August 2021

  • 'Synergistic' CMBS prepped

    Hollywood creative campus refinanced

    Barclays is in the market with BXHPP 2021-FILM, secured by what is described as a “high barrier-to-entry” real estate portfolio that serves as a hub for the growing digital content industry. The US$1.1bn CMBS securitises a two-year floating-rate loan collateralised by five Class A office buildings (totalling 967,194 square-feet) and three film studio lots (1.26 million square-feet) in Hollywood, .......

    News 13 August 2021

  • Amortization antics

    Vehicle inventory shortage forces ABS issuers to forestall amortization

    Ford Motor Credit last week amended the terms of its excess funding account (EFA) to prevent early amortization of ABS notes issued by its master floorplan trust following a similar move by Nissan and market experts say other captive finance vehicles are examining similar options.

    Ford upped the percentage of the adjusted investment account that can be deposited into the EFA before .......

    News Analysis 12 August 2021

  • Downward trend

    Corporate defaults continue to drop

    Corporate default rates continue to fall across the globe, according to the latest data. However, the declining pace will likely slow by end-December and then stabilise in January to July 2022.

    According to the latest Moody’s data, the number of corporate defaults globally remains low this year, reflecting the strong economic recovery and abundant liquidity in capital markets. .......

    News 12 August 2021

  • Equity ownership

    Dan Norman, md at Lakemore Partners, discusses his plans to...

    Q: Tell us about your new role at Lakemore Partners (SCI 4 August)?
    A: I joined the team in March this year and I am very happy to be part of Lakemore’s global expansion. We are in the process of building a US business and the primary steps are to build a US and global product distribution system for .......

    The Structured Credit Interview 12 August 2021

  • Risk transfer round-up - 12 August

    CRT sector developments and deal news

    News 12 August 2021

  • CMBS fillip

    Hotel sector leads recovery in US CMBS but retail still depressed

    Delinquency rates in US CMBS have fallen appreciably in July, led by a robust performance in the hotel sector, reports Fitch Ratings.

    But the retail sector, and particularly regional malls, remains a problem area where delinquency rates and volatility are expected to remain elevated.

    The overall CMBS delinquency rate fell 22bp from 3.81% in June to 3.59% in July due to a combination .......

    News 11 August 2021

  • Sponsor momentum

    Record-setting quarter for the ILS market

    The second quarter of 2021 was record-setting for the ILS market on numerous fronts. With around US$5.6bn across 20 catastrophe bonds issued in Q2 – bringing total issuance to US$8.5bn so far this year - volume already surpasses by US$181 the previous record set in 1H17.

    Of the 35 classes of notes issued in Q2, 70% were both upsized .......

    News 11 August 2021

  • FTB RMBS hits the market

    Sector developments and company hires

    FTB RMBS hits the market
    An unusual UK prime RMBS has hit the market. Blitzen Securities No.1 is backed by a pool of owner-occupied mortgages extended to first-time buyers (FTBs) with original LTVs between 85% and 95%, originated by Santander between 2014 and 2020.

    An undisclosed investor acquired the pool from Santander through a bidding process and will sell .......

    Market Moves 10 August 2021

  • Insurer appetite for CLO mezz on the rise

    Sector developments and company hires

    Insurer appetite for CLO mezz on the rise
    A new New York Fed Staff Report documents an increasing preference among insurance companies for CLO investments vis-a-vis corporate bond investments, based on data regarding their asset holdings during 2003-2019. The report shows that the preference is particularly strong for investment grade rated mezzanine tranches, which it suggests is driven by a .......

    Market Moves 9 August 2021

  • SCI Start the Week - 9 August

    A review of SCI's latest content

    Last week's news and analysis
    ABS-lite appetite
    Insured trade receivables notes in vogue
    Issuance boost
    STS synthetic securitisations taking off
    Positive results
    Stress tests raise SRT prospects
    Record Freddie
    Freddie Mac churns out STACR and ACIS at highest yet seen volumes
    Revival of the fittest
    Euro CMBS continues to gain traction
    Robust performance
    Freddie Mac K-Series defaults, losses tracked
    Scalabis strikes
    Algebra brings Portuguese NPL ABS
    SME SRT .......

    News 9 August 2021

  • Debt servicing spin-off inked

    Sector developments and company hires

    Debt servicing spin-off inked
    Credito Fondiario Banking Group has demerged its debt purchasing and servicing activities in favour of the newly established Gardant Group. As part of this reorganisation, it has redefined the bank's mission as a challenger bank, specialising in financing solutions for SMEs and corporates. The two companies will operate independently going forward.

    Panfilo Tarantelli has been .......

    Market Moves 6 August 2021

  • Positive prospects

    Risk sharing remains promising, despite due diligence burden

    Risk-sharing deals involving the EIF and private investors are yet to gain ground. This CRT Premium Content article surveys the likelihood of such collaborations going forward.

    Significant risk transfer transactions between banks on the one hand and insurers and hedge funds on the other have grown substantially over the last two years in deal count terms. However, risk-sharing deals ......

    News Analysis 6 August 2021

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