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European and high yield chiefs to take the reins
Kevin Duignan to retire after 33 years, mainly in structured finance
First European buy now, pay later securitization expected next year
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Banks sponsoring asset-backed commercial paper conduits activated the liquidity lines backing up these vehicles in the days before Federal Reserve intervention started to stabilise commercial paper markets, as rates spiked and investors focused on only the shortest maturities.
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UBS has promoted Barry Donlon to run its debt capital markets business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, alongside several other job changes.
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Companies in sectors that lack government support packages are having to weigh moving quickly to secure costly private-sector rescue capital against waiting and hoping governments extend existing bailout or liquidity schemes to them. The cost of Carnival Corp’s $6.25bn package last week showed how expensive private sector cash can be, but many sectors’ prospects of receiving public money are better than the Panama-domiciled cruise company.
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Lenders are scrambling to process an overwhelming number of applications without clear guidelines for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a government-backed lending program that kicked off last Friday. From certifying lenders to accepting applications, sources have described the process as "a disaster", with many small businesses running out of time and cash.
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The European Banking Authority has made it clear when loans subject to Covid-19 moratoria should be classified as forborne exposures or distressed restructurings, following calls from the industry for further guidance in this area.
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Together Money has hired former LibreMax European ABS head Steven Harrison to oversee its loans, mortgage and finance arms.
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James 'Jim' Amine has left Credit Suisse, which has folded his private credit opportunities business into a different unit.
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The Federal Reserve continued its roll-out of initiatives to support the economy through the Covid-19 crisis this week, including the revival of the term asset-backed loan facility (TALF). However, market participants say the program is incomplete as long as it omits certain asset classes, specifically private label CMBS, and worry that some sectors will buckle without the support of the central bank.