Securitisation
Confusion reigns in spain over securitisation rules
A three-pronged law change passed at the back end of 2005 was meant to open up Spain's securitisation market but new issuance has not been forthcoming. Hardeep Dhillon reports on what's blocking the pipeline
Foreign banks capitalise on CLOs
Securitisation
Dealing with seller's risk
The risk of trade receivables securitisations comes from both the pool of assets and the seller of the assets. Vivien Brunel develops a model for securitisation exposures that deals with both risks, and analyses in detail the interplay between debtors'…
Abstract assets
Securitisation based on new, previously unexploited assets, is a growth industry, expected to double in size by the end of 2006. Sarfraz Thind reports on how issuers are getting smarter at applying existing tools to new areas
Synthetic ABS is hot property
Asset-backed securities
Building a future for Chinese securitisation
China's capital markets are hardly at the cutting edge of global developments: stifling state control and regulation have so far hindered the emergence of a securitisation market. But that may be set to change after landmark issues from two banks. Nadia…
Securitisation market pulls together
Best Practice
From star man to Spider-Man - The growth of intellectual property ABS
Asset-backed securities
Basel II Alert - Highlight of Critical Changes
It has been more than six years in the making, but the final text of the Basel II framework has arrived. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published the text at the end of June to a mix response from the financial services industry.
A growth market
private placements
Fin46: the confusion continues
securitization
Basel Committee alters securitisation, credit risk mitigation, and clarifies Pillar II approaches
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a statement yesterday altering its approaches to securitisation and credit risk mitigation in Pillar I.
New ABS and MBS standards
The European Securitisation Forum (ESF) has responded to calls from investors in asset-backed securities for better disclosure by releasing market practice guidelines for the securitisation market.
Korean consumer default likely to affect Asian securitisation, says S&P
The deteriorating credit quality of South Korea’s securitised credit card portfolios has not only meant Korean asset-backed securities issuance has ground almost to a halt this year, but that it is likely to negatively affect consumer finance…
Basel Accord finalisation delayed by six months
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced today that the finalisation of Basel II will be postponed from year-end 2003 to mid-year 2004.
US regulators issue their advance notice of proposed rulemaking
US regulators published the much-awaited advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) late on Friday afternoon, after a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Basel Agonistes
Perhaps only by comparison with the 1988 Basel capital Accord does its successor look appealing. Basel I is widely derided for institutionalising irrationality in lending and loan portfolio management.
Securitisation will not be damaged by Basel II, says Mercer Oliver Wyman
Securitisation and related forms of credit risk transfer are unlikely to suffer in the long-term under the Basel II proposals, according to a report published today by financial and risk management consultancy, Mercer Oliver Wyman.
Round table > "We need a better Basel Accord"
Risk invited leading players in the securitisation industry to a round-table discussion on thefuture of new business. Despite a booming Italian market, concerns over regulatory issuesdominated proceedings.
CP3 Alert
CP3 Alert covers the most significant changes incorporated into CP3 by the Basel Committee, including alterations to the sections on securitization, operational risk, residential mortgages, credit derivatives, and the supervisory and public disclosure…
'Restructuring' partly dumped as Basel shifts stance on risk mitigation
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the architect of new banking regulation, Basel II, which is due for implementation by the end of 2006, has made a number of concessions in its proposed treatment of risk mitigation techniques in the release of…
Basel II securitisation treatment too harsh, says Fitch
The treatment of securitisations under current proposals in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's Basel II capital Accord is likely to be "overly punitive", according to credit rating agency Fitch.
BNP Paribas hires Hong Kong-based securitisation specialist from Fitch
BNP Paribas has hired Sunny Park as a Hong Kong-based associate director and structured credit research analyst. She is due to start work at the French bank this week, and was previously an analyst in the structured finance division of credit rating…
Climbing the competition Pole
The Polish government hopes to boost competition in the electricity market through a controversial securitisation plan that it will use to buy out long-term contracts between generators and the transmission grid operator. Maria Kielmas reports