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Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
The new European Secured Note market is keen to secure regulatory recognition for the new product but there are advantages to not having it
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
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
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The result of the 2018 European stress test for insurers showed that firms are sensitive to both high and low yields, with some failing to meet their solvency capital requirement (SCR) under the tested scenarios. But natural catastrophes were less of a threat to balance sheets. -
The Bank for International Settlements has publish a research paper exploring the risks that spring from the close linkage between banks and clearing houses (CCPs) through OTC derivatives.
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The European Central Bank fears that proposed changes allowing banks to use additional tier one debt to meet Pillar 2 capital requirements would weaken their resilience to stress and put smaller institutions at a disadvantage.
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Following its debut £750m Sonia-linked covered bond issue in September, Lloyds has printed the first securitization linked to Sterling Overnight Index Average (Sonia) – Elland RMBS. The deal more than doubles the outstanding issuance in the format.
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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is planning to wait until next year to meet a European Commission requirement to issue a tier two bond, beyond the original deadline.
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Financial institutions have sold more secured bonds in place of unsecured debt in 2018, according to the European Banking Authority. But the watchdog expects that the sector will confront an 'important challenge' next year, when some banks will face pressure to sell riskier securities to meet new loss-absorbing debt requirements.
