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Collateral damage: Capital proposals threaten Europe's ABS market
The European Central Bank wants to promote securitisation, but critics of the Basel Committee’s proposed new capital rules fear the extra burden will snuff out the European market altogether. The stage...
Securitisation industry group claims Europe faces big financing shortfall – and pushes securitisation as the answer
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In-depth introduction: CPDOs
The brochure, dated October 2006, refers to “a breakthrough in synthetic credit investments”, trumpeting the new product’s AAA rating and claiming it has a high probability of cashing in – or earning enough during the early years of its 10-year...
"Deceptive and negligent": How the first CPDO got its AAA rating
An extraordinary Australian court judgement shines a light on the errors and deceit that led to the granting of an AAA rating to ABN Amro’s Surf constant proportion debt obligation in 2006. Lukas Becker reports
Dutch counsel confident of success as S&P faces new CPDO case
The fine handed out by an Australian court last year to ABN Amro and Standard & Poor’s was a rare success for post-crisis litigants in structured credit cases. The victors are hoping to repeat the trick in Europe – but what are their chances? Lukas...
A cracking time: Banks turn to CDO unwinds
Banks are getting rid of legacy collateralised debt obligations by cracking them open and selling the collateral – a trend driven by investor demand for the assets and growing capital pressure on the banks. But it can be costly, complicated and even...
ABN Amro and S&P could face European CPDO suit
European banks and pension funds are seeking redress over CPDO ratings, and claims against issuers of other structured credit products could follow
Banks plan to relaunch off-balance-sheet derivatives units
At least six banks are talking to lawyers and rating agencies about reviving derivatives product companies, although AAA ratings may now be off the table
Saving structured finance: Dealers vie for SPV replacement swaps
A few large banks are renting out their credit ratings to protect structured finance vehicles from downgrades. But it’s a complex business, and it can come at a heavy cost to the original counterparties. By Lukas Becker
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