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The risk transfer market has been growing for years, with new jurisdictions, new collateral types, and more issuers waking up to the potential of the tool. But while investors welcomed debut deals from Canada, Japan, and Mexico, there was always one country which was the biggest prize of all. Last year, finally, the US stirred for real, with a deal between JP Morgan and PGGM hopefully firing the starting gun on a major market expansion. Owen Sanderson reports.

The rapid economic recovery from the pandemic is causing yields to tighten sharply in the securitization market, pushing investors to explore more esoteric ABS sectors and even private credit. Jennifer Kang reports.

US CLO deals are flooding into the market at a record pace, stretching bankers, lawyers and rating agencies to the limit and challenging the capacity of investors to absorb the heavy volume. There are no signs of slowing down but the oversupply of deals, alongside refinancings and resets, might eventually weigh on spreads, increase manager tiers and cause indigestion.

As part of GlobalCapital’s awards survey, we asked securitization participants what they wanted from their banks. The results emphasized the importance of market knowledge, more than anything else. Other important qualities sought after included strength of the team and their ability to deal in difficult market conditions, regardless of sector. League table positions mattered less. We also asked you what your outlook was for the second half of 2021. Most expect ABS, RMBS and CMBS spreads to remain stable, but there’s also a sizable number of folks who believe spreads may either tighten or widen slightly. The only exception was expectation for CLO spreads, which very few expect will widen. A big thank you to those who participated in the survey. We’d welcome any suggestions on how we can improve next year!

CLP Power Hong Kong's latest $300m bond offered a rare bit of stability in a volatile market, making the well-established borrower popular with investors — but only for the right price.

Chinese state-owned enterprise Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group Co has returned to the offshore market for the first time in nearly seven years to print a $500m bond.

Three real estate developers from Greater China raised additional funding from the dollar bond market through opportunistic trades on Tuesday, taking some comfort from the Chinese central bank’s recent move to boost renminbi liquidity.

State-owned Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) is in the market for a $790m loan, its largest offshore facility yet.

Interchile, the Chilean electricity transmission company owned by Colombian government-controlled conglomerate ISA, began investor calls on Tuesday ahead of a potential green bond issue.

LatAm bond buyers said that MC Brazil Downstream Trading’s debut bond issue on Tuesday had offered a rare chance to pick up yield in large size, as the company’s $1.8bn 10 year was spotted a point and a half higher in the grey market after pricing.

Japanese bank Mizuho has hired CLO specialist Nate Weber from Bank of Montreal Capital Markets as a managing director in its asset backed trading department.

Gourmet cake franchise Nothing Bundt Cakes is baking up a $359m securitization, the first bakery concept to come to the market since the inception of whole business ABS. The deal signals the return of innovation in the market as investors grow comfortable with purchasing highly esoteric deals.