Arrangers protect Schuldscheine from US banks out of fear of SEC

Schuldschein arrangers have actively prevented US investors from lending in the market over the past few years, for fear of the consequences of US regulators ruling the instrument a bond security as opposed to a loan. But as new arrangers enter the market, the old guard’s ability to protect their cherished loan instrument — and their market share — is in question, Silas Brown reports.