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ABS market not the cheapest cost of financing for issuer of first ever trade in the asset class
Revival of high LTV mortgage lending is creating an opportunity for more SRT and deconsolidation transactions
Trade follows the end of a joint venture to originate loans
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Deutsche Bank has set up an inter-disciplinary sustainable finance team in its capital markets group, aiming to be “viewed as [a] market leader on this important subject”, as it senses that clients, including big oil and gas companies, are having increasingly to consider environmental and social issues to access the capital markets.
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The pandemic bond issued by the World Bank, which supports a pandemic financing facility for poorer countries, has now met the conditions to pay out, GlobalCapital understands. -
GM Financial priced a $790m prime auto securitization on Thursday, the first issuer to break the silence in the market since Covid-19 halted primary flows in mid March.
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UK auto ABS deals are being privately placed while the market waits for liquidity provided by central banks or other markets to return before attempting to market deals publicly.
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Nuveen emerged as the primary investor for Diversified Gas & Oil’s most recent securitization, drawn to the company’s commitment to refrain from drilling or fracking and fitting the deal into its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.
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AMAG Leasing, a regular issuer in the small Swiss franc ABS market, pulled its planned Swiss Car ABS 2020-1 deal on Tuesday after investors declined to support the deal at a level the company found attractive. It had recently renewed its bank facility, and is also a regular issuer in the unsecured Swiss franc bond market.
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ABS eligible for the simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) criteria could have lost its preferential capital benefits after payment freezes on consumer lending went into place across Europe, but the EBA has acted to clear up the uncertainty and confirm the capital benefits.
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The World Bank’s pandemic bond is still yet to trigger and pay out to support poor countries. This appears to be because of the slowdown in new reported Covid-19 cases in China since February.
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A new insurance-linked security (ILS) gives investors exposure to Credit Suisse’s operational risk: the third trade of its type covering the Swiss bank and the biggest one yet. Credit Suisse can receive relief on regulatory capital from insurance policies related to non-financial risk.
