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Despite a tepid response in a 2024 consultation, there are signs EU authorities are laying the groundwork
European and high yield chiefs to take the reins
Kevin Duignan to retire after 33 years, mainly in structured finance
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Aberdeen Standard's Milligan to quit — Daiwa's Hultgren leaves over Frankfurt relocation — MUFG picks Domann -
Pollen Street Capital and the board of an investment trust it advises are locked in a fight over the potential sale of the investment trust to Waterfall Asset Management, with the board describing Pollen Street’s data room as “of no meaningful use whatsoever and a complete waste of time”.
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Christian Moor, principal policy officer at the European Banking Authority, has switched roles after steering the regulatory body’s approach to securitization and covered bonds for nearly a decade.
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Spanish banks dodged potentially billions in compensation costs after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) kicked a mortgage dispute on to local Spanish courts, allowing borrowers to switch to a more affordable rate. While the ruling is a win for banks, it is a potential credit negative for some legacy RMBS.
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Apollo Global Management has hired Obinna Eke, the former head of US CLO syndicate at BNP Paribas.
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HSBC has made Mehmet Mazi global head of debt trading and financing, a newly created position. It comes after the departure of Elie El Hayek, a veteran of the bank who had run fixed income.
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The final templates for the EU Securitization Regulation have once again been held back from the finish line, now set to be released together alongside other technical standards, despite the templates officially passing the three-month scrutiny period.
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ICG, the asset manager, has hired Rob Faulkner as managing director responsible for European CLOs.
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The Bank of England turned up the heat on Libor this week with plans to publish a compounded Sonia index and averages in a move that will drive the transition to the new risk-free rate with a simpler coupon calculation methodology. It will also increase haircuts on Libor-linked collateral which is intended to accelerate the switch out of Libor FRNs maturing after 2021.
