Capital Relief Trades
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SRT issuer profile: NatWest
Rob Lloyd, head of balance sheet management at NatWest Comme...
Q: How long have you been involved in SRT and what were the drivers behind your first trade?
A: SRT is not a new concept, the bank has been users of the product for some time. This year we are embarking on the tenth issuance of our Nightingale programme.
Q: Do you view SRT as a strategic .......
The Structured Credit Interview 14 October 2024
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Transactions and tightening
SRT market update
New issuers of corporate and project finance SRT in Germany, SME trades from Spain and Greece and an auto trade out of Scandinavia are among the deals coming to market in Q4.
SCI understands in particular three of the big four Greek banks (Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank and Eurobank) are in the market. This would be Piraeus’s first .......
SRT Market Update 11 October 2024
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Job swaps weekly: KBRA rings the changes
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees KBRA making multiple senior structured finance appointments including a new global head of ABS and RMBS. Elsewhere, a c-suite executive at PACE Funding Group has left the firm and transitioned away from structured credit with a move to Greenday Finance, while specialty finance company Encina Lender Finance has made two senior .......
Market Moves 11 October 2024
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Doubling down
Deutsche Bank finalises two SRT trades
Deutsche Bank completed two SRT trades in September. The first transaction concerns the well-documented LOFT 2024-1 deal (marking the third issuance from the LOFT platform), which references a US$3bn portfolio of US and European leveraged loans. The synthetic securitisation was upsized from an initial portfolio US$2bn, following notable investor demand and a fairly widely syndicated process.
Oliver .......
News 11 October 2024
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How does it end?
Lawyers discuss how the US' Basel Endgame will be implemente...
Despite the recent and potentially exponential growth of the US CRT market, regulatory clarity is still out of reach. So how will the Basel Endgame regulation be implemented and when can investors expect to see it?
Recent re-proposals from the Federal Reserve (Fed) looking to reshape the regulation have already been rejected (SCI, 24 September) in a .......
News Analysis 9 October 2024
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Winds of change
Key talking points from SCI's inaugural regional banks conference in Chicago.
SCI’s maiden regional bank CRT seminar took place in the Windy City last week. Top of mind was market potential, Basel Endgame, and how to convince hesitant regulators.
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It’s no secret that, since US banks have stepped up their use of CRTs, in the longer term, the US market will evolve to resemble its European .......
News 2 October 2024
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Recalibrating the agenda
The LMA is experiencing fresh SRT member growth
The loan market association (LMA) – the authoritative voice of the loan market in EMEA – is ramping up its SRT focus. We catch up with them and investigate the LMA’s role, views and prospects regarding the asset class.
While membership of the LMA has historically included banks – ranging from the large international investment banks to regional and .......
News Analysis 26 September 2024
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Endgame resistance
B3E implementation hits another bump in the road
The Basel 3 Endgame has hit another bump in the road. A re-proposal from the Fed (SCI 10 September) has been met with resistance from at least three of five FDIC directors opposing the suggested measures.
It seems something of a ‘kumbaya’ moment in US politics, with Democrat Rohit Chopra joining the two Republican board members in .......
News 24 September 2024
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Job swaps weekly: EIF exclusive
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees SCI exclusively reveal that the European Investment Fund’s chief investment officer is retiring from his role after almost three decades with the fund. Elsewhere, Performance Trust Capital Partners has poached three executives from Pagaya, while ELFA announces its ceo is to step down from her role.
Alessandro Tappi is to .......
Market Moves 20 September 2024
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Breaking regulatory chains
Calls for reform intensify as industry pushes to fuel growth and fund Europe's green transition
The European securitisation market is “far too small and illiquid,” according to a recent report from True Sale International (TSI) and the Association of German Banks (BdB). The scale of the challenges could be having a negative impact on vital innovation across the continent’s economy.
The report, titled ‘A strong, competitive Europe: unlocking the potential of securitisation’, underscores .......
News Analysis 19 September 2024
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Latest SRTx fixings released
SRT market sentiment re-adjusts after financial markets experienced significant volatility.
The latest fixings for the SRTx (Significant Risk Transfer Index) have been released. If August got off to an rough start (The S&P 500 lost more than 6% in the early days of August, erasing nearly US$3tn in market value), as fears mounted about an economic slowdown in the US, recession concerns dissipated as quickly as they arose. .......
News 18 September 2024
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Sub-par
SRT market update
The impact of new entrants – otherwise commonly or derogatorily referred to as tourist investors – is continuing to split opinion in the SRT market, with some saying spreads are becoming unreflective of risk.
In this context, certain market observers and participants believe tightening spreads are simply an evolution of the market. With more investors coming into the market, .......
SRT Market Update 13 September 2024
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Job swaps weekly: Chatham AM appoints four for new CLO management team
People moves and key promotions in securitisation
This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Chatham Asset Management establishing a CLO management business with four key hires. Elsewhere, Freddie Mac has selected a new ceo, while Arini has named a CLO portfolio manager to replace Evangeline Lim, who is retiring from the industry.
Chatham Asset Management has established a CLO management business - called CTM Asset Management – with .......
Market Moves 13 September 2024
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Regulating mood
Advisory's insights on how to remove SRT regulatory barriers
SCI catches up with Jonas Bäcklund, ceo of Revel Partners, to analyse suggestion on how regulatory tweaks could bolster growth to the European SRT market.
The conversation comes as Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank, emphasised this week the need for a well-functioning securitisation market to address Europe’s investment gaps in infrastructure and sustainable projects. .......
News Analysis 13 September 2024
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Called to the Barr
CRT still makes sense for US banks despite slimmed down B3E
News Analysis 10 September 2024
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New partnership
Market moves and sector developments
GP stakes firm Armen and Chorus Capital (Chorus) have announced a strategic partnership. As part of the partnership, Armen will acquire a 16% minority equity stake in Chorus Capital. The transaction – which is targeted to close by the end of the month – represents the third investment by Armen GP Stakes Fund I and its first in the .......
Market Moves 10 September 2024