Esteban Duarte

Toronto

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BNP Paribas Increases SRT to Shift Risk on €10.5 Billion Loans

2 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Esteban Duarte

BNP Paribas SA increased the size of a significant risk transfer linked to a corporate loan portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter, in a fresh sign of demand for bank capital securities. The lender recently priced a SRT deal linked to €10.5 billion ($11.95 billion) of loans, versus €10 billion initially discussed with investors, the people said.
EU Eyes Capital Relief for Insurers to Spur Asset-Backed Market

2 days ago | financialpost.com | Esteban Duarte |Nicholas Comfort

Advertisement 1The European Commission is considering reducing the capital that insurers must hold against investments in asset-backed securities, part of a broader effort to revive a €1.2 trillion ($1.4 trillion) market that can finance areas like housing, energy, and defense.
EU Eyes Capital Relief for Insurers to Spur Asset-Backed Market

2 days ago | bloomberg.com | Esteban Duarte |Nicholas Comfort

The headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. (Bloomberg) -- The European Commission is considering reducing the capital that insurers must hold against investments in asset-backed securities, part of a broader effort to revive a €1.2 trillion ($1.4 trillion) market that can finance areas like housing, energy, and defense.
BNP Paribas Increases SRT to Shift Risk on €10.5 Billion Loans

2 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Esteban Duarte

BNP Paribas SA increased the size of a significant risk transfer linked to a corporate loan portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter, in a fresh sign of demand for bank capital securities. The lender recently priced a SRT deal linked to €10.5 billion ($11.95 billion) of loans, versus €10 billion initially discussed with investors, the people said.
Quant Hedge Fund CFM Eyes Canada Expansion With Toronto Office

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Chunzi Xu |Esteban Duarte

Toronto, Ontario. (Bloomberg) -- French quantitative hedge fund Capital Fund Management SA opened an office in Toronto to attract wealthy investors in Canada. Steve Shepherd, CFM’s head in the country, said he’s seeking to partner with a local firm in order to market Canada-domiciled versions of its existing strategies to retail investors. The firm wants those versions to be available next year. CFM’s quantitative strategy is currently only available to institutional investors in Canada.
ECB Steps Up Scrutiny of Banks’ Exposure to Private Markets - Bloomberg

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Nicholas Comfort |Esteban Duarte |Claudia Cohen |Jorge Zuloaga

The European Central Bank is escalating its scrutiny of lenders’ exposures to private markets amid concerns that the fast ascent of related asset classes raises substantial new risks.
Santander Unseats Barclays as Europe’s Biggest Issuer of SRTs

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Esteban Duarte

Banco Santander SA surpassed Barclays Plc as Europe’s largest issuer of significant risk transfers, according to S&P Global Ratings. In order to come up with a volume estimate for the privately-negotiated deals, S&P used data on the senior portions that banks retain on their balance sheets and disclose in their regulatory filings.
Santander Unseats Barclays as Europe’s Biggest SRT Issuer

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Esteban Duarte

A Banco Santander SA bank branch in Madrid, Spain. (Bloomberg) -- Banco Santander SA surpassed Barclays Plc as Europe’s largest issuer of significant risk transfers, according to S&P Global Ratings. In order to come up with a volume estimate for the privately-negotiated deals, S&P used data on the senior portions that banks retain on their balance sheets and disclose in their regulatory filings.
EU's securitization revamp set to halve some capital buffers

1 week ago | nationalmortgagenews.com | Esteban Duarte

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union is proposing new rules that would make it easier for banks to sell off mortgages and reduce by half the amount of capital they must hold against certain bundled loans they keep on their books, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The EU is due to announce plans to overhaul the bloc's securitization market next month, after lengthy discussions with industry players and other stakeholders.
EU's securitization revamp set to halve some capital buffers

1 week ago | americanbanker.com | Esteban Duarte

The European Union is proposing rules that would make it easier for banks to sell off mortgages and reduce by half the amount of capital they must hold against certain bundled loans they keep on their books, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The EU is due to announce plans to overhaul the bloc's securitization market next month, after lengthy discussions with industry players and other stakeholders.