Nordea Bank has sold a synthetic securitisation referencing €8.4bn in SME and corporate lo...

Regulatory changes fuelling rise of 'special situations'

European banks are fundamentally changing the way they structure and sell securitisations. A rise in...

€9bn Italian ABS provides fresh impetus

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) announced last week that it plans to offload its entire portfo...

Basel CRT warning played down

The Basel Committee caused somewhat of a stir earlier this month when it warned banks against increa...

The IFC has disclosed that it is considering becoming an anchor investor in United Asia Loan Funding...

The Basel Committee has warned banks against conducting capital relief trades. The regulator says su...

Moody's suggests that synthetic securitisations could become more popular for Spanish banks looking...

Debut oprisk ILS prepped

Credit Suisse is prepping a unique Sfr700m ILS deal. Referred to as OperationalRe, it will utilise c...

Risk-sharing deal opportunities grow

Capital relief trade opportunities are increasing as more jurisdictions open up. However, with this...

Capital relief trade pricing, liquidity discussed

Demand for capital relief trades has outweighed supply in recent years, driving prices lower, accord...

Risk transfer deals seek regulatory breakthrough

Panellists at SCI's inaugural capital relief trades conference last month discussed regulatory devel...

AXA Investment Managers has launched a fund offering investors access to the core lending activity o...

Dutch pension fund PGGM and Banco Santander have entered into a risk-sharing transaction regarding a...