Innovative direct CLN structure debuts

Santander has completed its first synthetic significant risk transfer transaction that references a...

Refugee risk-sharing facility inked

Dutch development bank FMO has signed a pilot bilateral risk-sharing facility under its NASIRA progr...

Bridging the CRT gap for insurers

Greater involvement from insurers in capital relief trades should improve any capacity constraints t...

Transaction references unusual pool of US auto loans

Santander has issued a rare synthetic securitisation referencing a collateral pool of US pr...

Banco BPM prints first capital relief trade

The EIF is taking on the risk of Banco BPM’s €55m mezzanine guarantee in connecti...

STS requirements raise regulatory liability concerns

The securitisation market now appears to be embracing the new Securitisation Regulation and adapting...

Standard Chartered steps up corporate CRT issuance

Standard Chartered has completed a risk transfer transaction that references a US$1bn portfolio of c...

CRT sector developments and deal news

Standard Chartered is believed to have priced a corporate capital relief trade this week. The bank&a...

CRT sector developments and deal news

Santander is believed to be readying three SME significant risk transfer transactions, along with a...

Reinsurer opportunities eyed

The mortgage risk transfer (MRT) programme in the US has the potential to rival natural catastrophe...

All the most pressing topics in structured finance discussed

The latest edition of the SCI podcast is now live. This month, we take a look at servicing within su...

Credit Suisse completes capital relief trade

Credit Suisse has completed its first capital relief trade of the year, dubbed Elvetia Finance serie...

EBA to publish discussion paper on synthetic criteria

The EBA is set to publish a discussion paper on STS criteria for synthetic securitisations in Septem...

CRT sector developments and deal news

Santander is believed to be readying a capital relief trade consisting of auto loans for 2Q19. The S...

Higher recoveries from Interserve insolvency expected

Interserve became the second UK outsourcer to suffer a credit event in a risk transfer transaction,...

Synthetic UTPs contemplated as IFRS 9 hedge

Synthetic securitisations referencing unlikely-to-pay loans are a more promising prospect than synth...