European banks are rushing to finalise the first synthetic ABS transaction to achieve a ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) verification. The debut deal, which marks a turning point for the significant risk transfer market, has already been signed and is set to arrive in the coming months.
The University Superannuation Scheme, one of the UK’s largest pension schemes, has hired BlackRock’s Janet Oram as head of asset-backed securities at its investment management arm.
Matt Blake, director of treasury at Together Money, has left the specialist mortgage lender for a position as treasurer and non-executive director at Pepper Money.
European ABS spreads have retraced to their tightest levels since before the 2008-09 financial crisis, with BMW Bank’s Bavarian Sky Compartment German Auto Lease 6 racing to price at 10bp, the tightest in the market since July 2007, according to EuroABS data.
Volkswagen-owned Porsche Bank is selling a rare few Austrian auto ABS deal. Sources say FACT 2021-1 may be able to price in line with recent French and Spanish auto transactions, but investors will demand a premium for its lack of ECB repo eligibility.
Kensington, the pioneer of the first social RMBS in the UK, priced the country’s first mortgage securitization with a class ‘A’ green tranche, achieving 65bp pricing for the senior notes on Thursday. However, investors said the green feature did not impact on pricing and called for “more ambitious” ESG targets.
On Thursday, BNP Paribas announced Autonoria Spain 2021, an STS deal aiming to achieve significant risk transfer through a full cap-stack offering. Only one triple-A rating is listed on the senior notes, but investors say demand is still high for the deal.
On Monday, Deutsche Leasing, a subsidiary of the local government-backed Savings Bank Finance Group, brought a new equipment securitization transaction to market.
Kensington Mortgages announced the first ever green UK mortgage securitization on Thursday evening, only five months after bringing the first ‘social’ RMBS deal,
After a three-year break from the market, Credit Suisse and American Express-backed Swisscard AECS was back in the ABS market on Thursday with Swiss Credit Card Issuance 2021-1.
Specialist buy-to-let mortgage provider LendInvest has announced Mortimer BTL 2021-1, a £280m UK RMBS backed entirely by interest only BTL mortgage loans. The issuer has grown the senior mezzanine tranches to reflect increased investor demand for senior mezzanine notes.
Banks working on Harmony French Home Loans FCT 2021-1, the latest RMBS transaction from Crédit Immobilier de France Développement (CIFD), released price talk for the deal on Tuesday.
BNP Paribas has priced E-Carat 12, a UK Vauxhall auto ABS transaction backed by a 12-month revolving pool of mostly used cars, at 37bp over Sonia.
Davidson Kempner, through its investment vehicle Burlington Loan Management, is selling six tranches of a non-conforming UK RMBS, with Bank of America as sole arranger. A legacy portfolio of pre-financial-crisis mortgages is backing the deal.
Greece has overtaken Italy as the biggest source of non-performing-loan ABS issuance in Europe, with banks stepping up issuance with a slew of transactions in 2021 as Italian institutions wind down their post-financial crisis backlog of bad debt.
Vauxhall Finance, the UK auto lender owned through a subsidiary held jointly by BNP Paribas and Banque PSA Finance, intends to sell a £300m auto ABS. The latest deal contains an increased percentage of “balloon payment” contracts and used cars compared with previous deals.
Partners Group is marketing Penta CLO 9, a new CLO with a score related to environmental, sustainable and governance factors, following three similar transactions. But market participants question whether ESG scores are likely to turn the CLO market green.
Venn has mandated BNP Paribas, Citi and SMBC Nikko for Cartesian 6, a Dutch prime RMBS deal which carries the STS label. Sources hope this will lead to tight pricing for the issuer.
Arrangers BNP Paribas, Barclays and Macquarie Bank sold the joint-tightest European buy-to-let RMBS since 2008 on Thursday, with Domi 2021-1 tying first place for record senior note spreads with Dutch Property Finance 2018-1.
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has released its hotly anticipated report on European securitization. But market participants are calling it a missed opportunity, pointing out that it fails to address recommendations made by the High Level Forum on the Capital Markets Union to develop the market.
Securitization investors are divided over whether to open up their ESG portfolios to mortgage-backed securities that are marketed as virtuous because of their socially beneficial use of proceeds, as opposed to their green collateral. Issuer transparency will be essential if this burgeoning market is to thrive.
Dutch RMBS issuer Domivest released initial price thoughts for its first buy-to-let RMBS deal issued with a ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) stamp, with levels tightening off the back of limited supply in 2021.
Asset managers such as Tikehau Capital are increasingly targeting their securitization offerings at pension fund investors, enticing buyers with steady returns which stand out against other products squeezed by the broader low interest rate backdrop.
Oplo, a consumer lender backed by Pollen Street Capital, has mandated Citi for a no-deal roadshow in advance of its launch of a public ABS securitization platform.
The Daimler-owned Dutch auto ABS shelf is seeing new life for the first time in six years with the Silver Arrow Athlon 2021-1, only the seventh Dutch auto deal issued since the financial crisis.
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