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Strength to strength
US ABS and MBS to build on strong first quarter
Strong performance in sectors across the US ABS space in the first quarter has resulted in positive...
News Analysis 14 April 2010 -
Lack of consistency
Managers and investors moving beyond the ratings issue
Consistency between CDO rating methodology changes appears not to have transpired, with the market l...
News Analysis 14 April 2010 -
Faring well
European MBS activity in the two weeks to 8 April
The weeks leading up to Easter showed a flurry of RMBS activity as investors sought to prepare for b...
Market Reports 14 April 2010 -
Buoyant and robust
US CLO market activity in the two weeks to 13 April
The secondary US CLO market has shown a marked improvement over the past few weeks, with both appeti...
Market Reports 14 April 2010 -
Questions of principal
Could US forbearance initiatives be replicated in European MBS?
The non-agency mortgage principal forbearance initiatives currently underway in the US are being see...
News Analysis 7 April 2010 -
HMBS potential
Reverse mortgage securitisation hinges on housing
The secondary market for reverse mortgages is still very much a negotiated market. However, particip...
News Analysis 7 April 2010 -
Headline risk still plagues CLO market
CLO tranches continue to look cheap for their risk compared to similarly-rated corporates, according...
News Round-up 7 April 2010 -
Gas WBS debuts
Barclays Capital and RBS on 25 March launched what is believed to be the first-ever securitisation o...
News Round-up 31 March 2010 -
Daily valuations offered for growing HMBS market
Interactive Data is now providing daily independent evaluations for fixed-rate reverse MBS (HMBS) is...
News Round-up 31 March 2010 -
Valuation platform adds liquidity metrics
Liquidity metrics for all CDS, evaluated bonds, loans and ABS are to be included in Markit's pricing...
News Round-up 31 March 2010 -
New source of investors seeking SF exposure
Several consecutive months of positive returns reported by permanent capital vehicles with exposure...
News 31 March 2010 -
Forbearance to the fore
US RMBS market activity in the week to 24 March
US RMBS market sentiment last week was dominated by the announcement of Bank of America's principal...
Market Reports 31 March 2010 -
Increasing activity
European CLO market activity in the week to 30 March
The past week has seen much positive activity in the European CLO sector in terms of pricing levels...
Market Reports 31 March 2010 -
Tightening top end
US CMBS market activity in the week to 18 March 2010
Dramatic spread tightening this week on the US CMBS market's benchmark deal, GSMS 2007 - G...
Market Reports 24 March 2010 -
Positive signs
European ABS market activity in the week to 23 March
European ABS over the past week has begun to show positive signs of stabilisation and growth, with s...
Market Reports 24 March 2010 -
Principia and Lewtan team up
Lewtan's ABSNet performance data, which covers over 20,000 global structured finance deals, can now...
Job Swaps 24 March 2010