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Broader credit strategies favoured
Cairn Capital has closed its Cairn Subordinated Financials Fund after just over two years. All proce...
News Round-up 8 January 2014 -
Advisory adds SF specialist
Simon Greaves has joined Berkeley Research Group in London as a director. He was previously head of...
Job Swaps 8 January 2014 -
New investment platform launched
Former ORIX president and ceo Jim Thompson has set up a new investment company called Preston Hollow...
Job Swaps 8 January 2014 -
Indian trade reporting mandated
As part of its efforts to improve transparency in the Indian securitisation market, the Securities a...
News Round-up 8 January 2014 -
European NPLs and the advantages of securitisation
Dennis Buckley, director at Credit Mediation Limited, discusses alternative securitised NPL structur...
Estimates from reports compiled by PwC and EY put the current volume of non-performing loans (NPLs)...
Talking Point 7 January 2014 -
Solvency revisions still strict
EIOPA has recalibrated the proposed Solvency 2 spread risk charges for securitisations to increase d...
News 3 January 2014 -
Development head rejoins firm
NewOak Capital has appointed Neil McPherson as head of business development. He was part of the orig...
Job Swaps 3 January 2014 -
CRA examination report issued
The US SEC has issued its annual staff report on the findings of examinations of the 10 credit ratin...
News Round-up 2 January 2014 -
HQLA move welcomed
Further details have emerged on the EBA's updated definition of high quality liquid assets (HQLA) in...
News Round-up 24 December 2013 -
Euro ABS, MBS outlooks mixed
After declining this year for the first time since 2008, European ABS volumes are expected to rise a...
News Round-up 24 December 2013 -
NAIC changes 'mildly positive'
The US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) last week released its 2013 model resu...
News Round-up 24 December 2013 -
Cherry picking
Euro relative value trades explored
The European securitisation market offers a number of relative value opportunities going into 2014....
News Analysis 24 December 2013 -
Rules of engagement
Dialogue helps take edge off regulatory requirements
Regulatory decisions and indecision have set the tone for structured finance around the world since...
News Analysis 24 December 2013 -
KBC PPA amended
The Belgian government has amended the Portfolio Protection Agreement (PPA) for KBC's CDO and ABS po...
News Round-up 23 December 2013 -
Korean covered bond act to spur issuance
The passing of the Korean Covered Bonds Act makes South Korea the first Asian country to have dedica...
News Round-up 23 December 2013 -
Group appoints advocacy head
SFIG has hired Michael Flood as director of advocacy. He will report to executive director Richard J...
Job Swaps 23 December 2013