George Smith

Cisal glass of full beer with CE Marking 0.5l on table in Spain..

To the last 0.5bp

Thomas Hopkins discusses a vintage of CLOs being refinanced rather than reset, while Tom Hall talks about whether CMBS investors can share with banks

George Smith, January 26, 2026

CLOs US

Pearl Diver's Matthew Layton: 'Geopolitical risk is shaking things up again'

Layton discusses why Pearl Diver decided to enter the SRT market in late 2025, the comparison with CLOs, and how 2026 is shaping up for the CLO market with George Smith

George Smith, January 26, 2026

ABS Europe

Kensington High Street, London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, UK, Europe

UK lender Salary Finance set for growth as ABS warehouse expands

Public deal an 'option down the line' after lender renews with JP Morgan and Blue Owl

George Smith, January 26, 2026

GC View

Building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Alsace, France,

Securitization, meet democracy

Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug

George Smith, January 20, 2026

Another Fine Mezz podcast

A Folio Society edition of Sherlock Holmes Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes: a study in WALs

Tom Hall goes through a sterling week of deals for European ABS, while Thomas Hopkins dissects the dangers that a rise in LMEs would pose for European CLOs

George Smith, January 19, 2026

ABS Europe

Polish National Development Bank; Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) signboard seen in Warsaw. (Photo by Karol Serewis / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

Polish development bank BGK plans to invest in SRTs

Conversations with issuers could start in the third quarter of this year

George Smith, January 16, 2026