RMBS

  • Market moves - 13 April

    Aircraft ABS on watch
    KBRA has placed the class A, B and C notes of the US$411m Prop 2017-1 ABS on watch for downgrade. The ABS represents the first securitisation from Elix Aviation Capital, with the proceeds being used to buy 63 aircraft on lease to 17 airlines in 12 countries. KBRA notes that one aircraft was not delivered to .......

    Market Moves 13 April 2018

  • Mortgage 'institutionalisation' gains traction

    The Dutch mortgage market continues to receive high levels of interest from investors, but RMBS faces stiff competition from other funding options like covered bonds and whole loan strategies. However, securitisation remains well-suited to funding the development of the fast-growing buy-to-let sector in the Netherlands, due to its lack of homogeneity and current light-touch regulatory regime.

    Hans Starrenburg, .......

    News Analysis 10 April 2018

  • Market moves - 6 April

    Europe

    CSC has hired Robert Berry as chairman of its capital markets group in London and Debra Parsall as director, also in London. Berry was most recently global head of capital markets at Intertrust Group. Parsall was most recently a director of capital markets at SFM Europe.

    The Bank of England has hired Antonio Guevara as an ILS specialist. Guevara .......

    Market Moves 6 April 2018

  • Market moves - 29 March

    Europe

    Man Group has hired Simon Finch as cio of credit at Man GLG, its discretionary investment management engine. In this newly created role, Finch will be responsible for Man GLG’s credit business and will have oversight of the credit portfolio management teams. He will report to Teun Johnston, ceo of Man GLG, and work closely with Man GLG’s cio, .......

    Market Moves 29 March 2018

  • Euro ABS/MBS busy

    European ABS/MBS secondary market activity has picked up this week.

    “It’s been a busy week this week after a quiet week last week,” says one trader. “Overall, March has been busy and month-on-month secondary spreads are a little wider, but not by much.”

    The trader continues: “Everything is trading well, mainly at good levels with a generally .......

    SCIWire 29 March 2018

  • LoanDepot RMBS debuts

    The first RMBS entirely backed by loans underwritten by marketplace lender loanDepot.com has hit the market. Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance 2018-MTG1 is backed by a US$299.83m pool of 453 primarily 30-year fixed-rate QM loans.

    The securitisation comprises 226 prime jumbo loans underwritten to loanDepot's underwriting guidelines (representing 59.3% of the pool by loan balance) and 227 high balance .......

    News 28 March 2018

  • Market moves - 23 March

    CDS clearing developments
    Intercontinental Exchange has transitioned index CDS open interest from CME Group to ICE Clear Credit, follows CME Group’s decision to exit the CDS business and transfer client positions to an alternative clearing house. ICE Clear Europe has also launched clearing for North American investment grade and high yield index CDS instruments, thereby providing regional customers the ability .......

    News 23 March 2018

  • Market moves - 16 March

    EMEA

    Citigroup has appointed Laura Coady to the newly created position of head of EMEA, structured finance syndicate desk and she will continue to report locally to EMEA co-heads of global structured finance and securitisation Peter Keller and Bob Liao, and report globally to Vikram Prasad, global head of credit syndicate desk, taking responsibility for distributing all products from the .......

    Market Moves 16 March 2018

  • Issuers urge goodwill on STS

    European securitisation issuers are modelling new transactions and updating legacy deals, across a range of asset classes, to be STS compliant. However, there is agreement that an overly punitive regulatory environment could harm the chances of the framework’s success, with some issuers backing the implementation of a transition period.

    Steve Gandy, md at Santander Global Corporate Banking, commented at a .......

    News Analysis 15 March 2018

  • Split-mortgage RMBS eyed

    Securitisations of split mortgages could emerge in Ireland, according to DBRS, given improving fundamentals and the clear servicing regime for non-performing and re-performing loan portfolios in the country. However, the unusual features associated with such assets may prove challenging.

    Split-mortgage restructuring is one method of resolving mortgage arrears provided for under the Irish Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) .......

    News 14 March 2018

  • Mortgage ILS prepped

    Essent Guaranty is marketing a mortgage insurance securitisation, only the second such transaction to be publicly rated since Arch Capital Group debuted the structure (SCI 14 November 2017). The US$360.75m transaction, entitled Radnor Re 2018-1, references a pool of mortgage insurance policies linked to 175,653 residential mortgage loans.

    Morningstar has assigned preliminary ratings of triple-B to the US$161.277 .......

    News 12 March 2018

  • Servicing liquidity risk highlighted

    The spring 2018 edition of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity includes a report exploring how the funding and operational structure of the non-bank mortgage sector remains a significant channel for systemic liquidity risk in US capital markets. Entitled ‘Liquidity crisis in the mortgage market’, the paper suggests that the typical non-bank has few resources with which to weather .......

    News 12 March 2018

  • Market moves - 9 March

    North America
    Anthony Orso has joined NKF Capital Markets as president of capital markets strategies. Orso will support the integration of Berkeley Point Capital with ARA, two companies recently acquired by NKF Capital Markets, an affiliate of the Newmark Group. He will work closely with Jeff Day, ceo of Berkeley Point Capital and Blake Okland, vice chairman and head of US multifamily. .......

    Market Moves 9 March 2018

  • Innovative RMBS pair prepped

    Two innovative US RMBS transactions are marketing from both sides of the agency/non-agency divide. AIG has brought its debut self-sponsored deal to the market, while Fannie Mae is preparing a US$1.007bn CAS transaction, with notable departures from previous offerings.

    AIG's US$446.17m non-agency RMBS, dubbed Pearl Street Mortgage Company (PSMC) 2018-1 Trust, is backed by 726 prime fixed-rate mortgages, acquired by AIG .......

    News 7 March 2018

  • Landmark sukuk could be first of many

    The inaugural UK sharia-compliant RMBS recently closed, marking the start of a new asset class in the jurisdiction. Al Rayan Bank's £250m Tolkien Funding Sukuk No.1 (SCI 29 January) signals a high point for the growth and acceptance of Islamic finance in the UK and could be the first of many such securitisations, across a range of assets.

    Moody's .......

    News Analysis 2 March 2018

  • Market moves - 2 March

    North America

    Cowen and Company has named Philip Cushman as head of global institutional sales which includes managing both the institutional equity and credit sales teams and Burton Welly has been named head of special situations and distressed credit trading, Cowen and Company, increasing his responsibilities to include all distressed credit trading initiatives. Prior to joining Cowen, Cushman served as md and .......

    Market Moves 2 March 2018

  • Synthetic exposure expanded

    Bank of Ireland has released its Pillar Three report, which indicates an expansion of its synthetic securitisation exposure. It also provides insight into the lender's counterparty exposures.
    According to the report, the total outstanding amount of synthetic securitisation exposure originated by the Bank of Ireland group increased by nearly a third in 2017 to €4.3bn. This comprises the bulk of .......

    News 2 March 2018

  • Euro secondary slows

    January's optimism has faded throughout February as activity across the European securitisation secondary market has slowed.

    "There's not a great deal going on with a combination of factors such as a busy primary, holidays, Vegas and some bad weather keeping things pretty quiet," says one trader. "However, we have seen a couple of bid lists recently, which appear to have .......

    SCIWire 1 March 2018

  • Stop advance application diverging

    The incorporation of 'stop-advance' provisions in US RMBS 2.0 deals appears to be becoming more prevalent. However, sponsors are implementing this mechanism in different ways, as they seek to mitigate losses and advance timeline ambiguity while maintaining liquidity for high investment grade securities.

    Stop-advance mechanisms do not allow servicers to advance interest on delinquent loans after a predetermined time, typically .......

    News 28 February 2018

  • LCR amendments could be STS 'game-changer'

    The European Commission's recent draft regulation on the LCR does not ensure STS securitisations are eligible as level 2A assets. Along with other factors, this could result in securitisation remaining a less attractive option compared to other financial instruments.

    Ian Bell, director of the PCS, commented on the draft regulation as part of the consultation. He suggests that "leaving this .......

    News 28 February 2018

  • NPL platform incentives weighed

    As part of efforts to facilitate a non-performing loan secondary market, the European Commission is considering a private sector-led platform to handle data warehousing and potentially trade execution. Such an initiative could eliminate information asymmetry and lower barriers to entry, but its success hinges on incentivising both buyers and sellers to use it.

    The major driver behind the proposed NPL .......

    News Analysis 26 February 2018
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