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Bitcoin ABS edges forward as price plunge turns collateral to cash

When loans' LTVs hit 80%, Bitcoin stakes are liquidated in seconds
London continues to benefit from metal price volatility

Congo picked the best of an unappealing bunch of options

The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre

Yondr takes the stage, as Europe’s data centre ABS market comes of age

US market remains the model as template issuance takes shape
London continues to benefit from metal price volatility
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  • Europe’s corporate bond investors are starting to make bets that industries battered by the coronavirus pandemic and crossover-rated names are going to be the performers of 2021, even though speculative grade defaults reached a post-global financial crisis high in November.
  • The significant risk transfer market is usually at its busiest in December, as issuers hope to gain balance sheet benefits by year-end. But 2020 has seen a pullback from investors who have blamed a lack of credit data brought about by Covid-19 payment moratoria.
  • A G30 committee led by Mario Draghi and Raghuram Rajan has outlined proposals for governments looking to deal with the surging corporate distress caused by the pandemic. The paper, published on Monday, recommends better restructuring laws, equity infusions, business interruption reinsurance and targeted credit for the most vulnerable companies.