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CLOs are under acute stress as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on corporate credit, but the situation presents an opportunity for the market to prove itself to sceptics. -
Last year was the first since the crisis that European markets ducked under NPL ratios of 3%. It would have been a cause for celebration, if not for the coronavirus outbreak marauding the continent, ready to bring a new generation of non-performing assets to bank balance sheets.
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Europe’s capital markets are back in super-demand mode.
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With the environmental, social and governance revolution well under way, attention has turned to the securitization market after recent deals pushed the issue to the top of the agenda. There has been talk of retrofitting the ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) regulatory framework with a ‘green’ or ‘ESG’ category, but regulators should think twice before conflating both themes.
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A Bank of England rate hike is in no one's short term thinking. But if it happened, it could be dire for the housing market and therefore, for those parts of the capital markets that exist because of it.
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With Sinn Féin down in the polls, securitization investors should cheer at the thought of Fianna Fáil winning the Irish election this year.
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Direct lending funds have raised more money than ever this year, and are writing ever bigger cheques in the sort of investments usually done by broad syndication. However, in all but a handful of cases, syndicated financing is the better option.
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Collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) are on trial with regulators and central banks around the world, standing accused of being the financial instrument most likely to cause the next financial crisis. The prosecution, however, needs to look at the the facts.
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The ‘mortgage prisoners’ fiasco has made it easier for MPs to demonise useful financial tools. While thousands of mortgagors cheer at the news they are about to be freed from their loans, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) support has come in too late to undo the reputational damage done to useful parts of the capital markets.
