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◆ Issuance abounds despite Iran-Israel escalation ◆ European securitization regulatory proposals unveiled ◆ A digital first for sovereign bonds
The EC’s regulatory proposals for securitization are broadly positive, but some reforms are questionable
While generally positive, some proposals are raising concerns
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Securitization is set to receive a sustainability makeover later in 2021 when the European Banking Authority finalises its mandate. Market participants are asking for better capital treatment to put ABS on a level with covered bonds, but others worry political influence could leave the market behind, writes Tom Brown. -
Cross River Bank announced on Wednesday that it acquired PeerIQ earlier this year, establishing its foothold as a fintech bank. This is the bank’s second large acquisition of a fintech after the purchase of small business banking company, Seed, and it will certainly not be the last, market participants say.
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Sabey Data Centers is preparing a data center securitization backed by its three million square feet of data center assets, as Fitch slammed the sector pointing to higher leverage than comparable digital real estate assets. Sabey, a privately owned multi-tenant data center company, will continue to tap ABS to fund further expansion of its business, the company said.
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European banks are rushing to finalise the first synthetic ABS transaction to achieve a ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) verification. The debut deal, which marks a turning point for the significant risk transfer market, has already been signed and is set to arrive in the coming months.
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The University Superannuation Scheme, one of the UK’s largest pension schemes, has hired BlackRock’s Janet Oram as head of asset-backed securities at its investment management arm.
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A senior securitized products banker at Barclays Investment Bank is moving to the buy-side after 19 years with the bank. He will be replaced by a senior banker from Credit Suisse
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A lion walks the streets of Rome, an owl shrieks in the marketplace at noon.
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The pace at which central banks are accelerating towards skewing monetary policy to support the fight against climate change was brought home this week by a speech by Isabel Schnabel, an executive board member at the European Central Bank, in which she went further than ever before in calling for strong action and hinted at how the ECB might do it.
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European ABS spreads have retraced to their tightest levels since before the 2008-09 financial crisis, with BMW Bank’s Bavarian Sky Compartment German Auto Lease 6 racing to price at 10bp, the tightest in the market since July 2007, according to EuroABS data.
