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Artificial intelligence’s capabilities could speed up some of the work involved in securitization, but its implementation poses risks. Building governance frameworks is key to deploying the technology safely, writes George Smith
Specialist mortgage lenders are optimistic that funding for asset-backed lending will improve in the long run, despite the difficult developing situation around the fall of specialist bridging lender Market Financial Solutions, writes Tom Hall
Investor appetite for CLO ETFs is increasing in Europe, as the asset class matures. But regulation and investor wariness may limit the eventual size of the market, writes Thomas Hopkins, meaning it will be some time before it can reach the scale of that in the US
The possible further internationalisation of the covered bond market will present challenges as well as opportunities
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has amended its margin comparability determination for Japan, further recognising the equivalence of US and Japanese rules on swaps. -
Japan’s securities market supervisor has called for Citigroup to be fined for market manipulation of the country’s government bond futures. The trader in question has now left the bank as a result of the episode.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has agreed to ease regulations surrounding the use of swaps in connection with loans offered by banks.
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The European Central Bank, as the bank supervisor, has a clear mandate to maintain a bank as a going concern, but that is not necessarily positive for covered bonds. The forthcoming European covered bond directive may help mitigate these concerns — but it is not guaranteed.
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Mersen, a French technology manufacturer, will not accept bids from UK-based lenders for its new Schuldschein “in anticipation of a potential Brexit”. Three bankers away from the transaction said they have also discussed excluding UK lenders with other borrowers.
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The European Banking Authority was asked if a bank could boost its capital ratio by insuring against the possibility of its deferred tax assets (DTAs) not converting into tax credits. The EBA said no.
