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...

Sector developments and company hires

Agency acquisition Morningstar has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DBRS, t...

Rating agencies clash over sector

US marketplace loan (MPL) ABS transactions have seen steadily declining credit enhancement (CE) that...

Credit Suisse completes capital relief trade

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

Trade finance solution to enable institutional access

Allianz Global Investors and HSBC are collaborating on a programme designed to make trade finance ea...

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...

Company hires and sector developments

Credit expert poached Crestline Investors has appointed Michael Aingorn as an md, based in New Yor...

Foundation laid for leasing NPL ABS

Amendments to Italy’s securitisation law are expected to boost securitisations of non-perf...

CRT sector developments and deal news

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

Sector developments and company hires

Director hired to rebranded CLO platform DFG Investment Advisers has hired John Hwang as a directo...

National Bank of Greece opts for NPL ABS

The National Bank of Greece intends to securitise €3bn of non-performing mortgage loans by...

Higher recoveries from Interserve insolvency expected

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

Company hires and sector developments

Euro CMBS 2.0 default Elizabeth Finance 2018 has become the second European CMBS 2.0 deal to suffe...

Company hires and sector developments

Europe Hermes Investment Management has hired Kevin Roche as a director for private debt...

Servicers 'unlikely' to handle big rise in distressed loans

The US student loan ABS sector continues to be dominated by deals backed by FFELP...

Synthetic UTPs contemplated as IFRS 9 hedge

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