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Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
Tom Hall goes through a sterling week of deals for European ABS, while Thomas Hopkins dissects the dangers that a rise in LMEs would pose for European CLOs
Proposed 10% limit on interest would strip out most of securitizations' excess spread
Implementation necessary after wide-ranging changes last year
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The head of financial reporting and accounting at the European Commission, Didier Millerot, speaks to Ruth Beddows, managing director of GlobalCapital and Euromoney Conferences, about the Covered Bond Directive and third country equivalence. -
Citigroup has won a prestigious mandate to help Pimco buy £4.8bn of mortgages from the British government’s bad bank, UK Asset Resolution. It was victorious partly because it was able to get comfortable with holding the ‘risk retention’ in the deal, something only Barclays and Goldman Sachs have done so far. With UKAR gearing up to sell its last £8bn of assets and shut up shop, other banks may need to follow suit. Owen Sanderson reports.
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House prices in some advanced and emerging countries are at risk of a crash that could trigger a new bout of financial volatility, the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday. It said that governments should tighten financial rules rather than hike interest rates to take steam out of the market, in an analysis published ahead of the spring meeting of its 189 country members next week.
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SG hires UK global markets head — Former financials bankers look to create bond platform — Credit Suisse hires for securitization sales
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The Covered Bond Directive provides a basis for harmonisation of the European covered bond market and sets a standard for other countries to follow suit. But following approval of the final text this week, market participants expect the new law will give member states plenty of leeway to interpret the rules.
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CCR Re, a French reinsurer, has issued the first insurance-linked securities (ILS) trade to be governed by French law. Those on the deal spoke of starting up an ILS market in the country, as the UK — which introduced its own ILS law less than 18 months ago — grapples with Brexit.
