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PGIM's managing director joins AFM to discuss the UK and EU securitization regulatory roadmap
Market participants gathering in Stavanger will focus on market growth
The ratings review finished with both upgrades and downgrades linked to senior bonds now being subordinated to regular deposits
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Credit hedge funds are looking to finance books of SME loans originated under the UK government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), subscribing for the equity in private securitization vehicles backed by the loans. The government guarantees are likely to improve the financing terms on offer, boosting returns for funds that can access these assets — but there are still questions over the details of the scheme. -
France and Germany’s proposal for a €500bn recovery fund to fight the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, though it has delighted investors in periphery eurozone government bonds, will not make it without a fight. The so-called “Frugal Four” — Sweden, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands — have made their objections known.
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What is the significance of the agreement between German chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on a European recovery package, funded through EU debt? GlobalCapital discussed it with Shahin Vallée, a senior fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and previously an economic adviser to Macron when he was France’s economy minister.
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The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) said this week that risks were rising for the insurance industry amid the coronavirus pandemic. It warned of a ‘double hit’ to firms, which are facing pressure on their assets and liabilities at the same time.
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France and Germany have come together to support a €500bn EU recovery fund to be financed through European Commission debt issuance. Observers believe that the decision was likely encouraged by the German Federal Constitutional Court’s (BVG) recent verdict on the ECB’s quantitative easing programme.
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The Bank of England is mulling ways to support businesses left out of Covid-19 support schemes, with a focus on sub-investment grade corporates and encouraging lending into the real economy. A securitization structure is being comtemplated via the setting up of an intermediary bank.
