Although Europe appears ever closer to regulatory reform, staunch opponents of securitization remain in the continent, and as political winds blow unpredictably, there is still an uncertain road ahead, reports George Smith
With asset performance stabilising and investors growing more comfortable with non-traditional assets, expectations are positive for UK RMBS after the asset class easily weathered the April market storm, writes Tom Hall
Investment firm’s head of European liquid credit tells George Smith he is cautiously optimistic and that Europe should deal better with tariff disruption than the US, while the manager will remain an active issuer of CLOs
Supporters of insurers providing credit protection to banks through SRT say it offers diversity to insurance companies, removes risk from the banking sector and frees up capital for more lending. But though deal volumes are growing, the sector is not as developed as it could be — largely because of obstacles in regulation and pricing, writes George Smith
◆ Second phase could be novation of ESM's €74bn existing portfolio ◆ Dealers eye Eurex-LCH CCP basis ◆ Eurex reports 'significant onboarding' from investors ahead of Emir deadline
