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4 days ago |
globalcapital.com | George Smith
Documents leaked last week show the European Commission is serious about reforming its rules so as to liberate Europe's securitization market, squeezed in a regulatory headlock since the 2008 financial crisis. Two draft proposals for policy reforms, addressing the Capital Requirements Regulation and the Securitization Regulation, were revealed by MLex, the regulatory news service, on May 28.
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4 days ago |
globalcapital.com | George Smith |Tom Hall
Before jumping into the BIG NEWS on European regs, George Smith sat down with Fran Rodilosso and Bill Sokol of VanEck to discuss how CLO ETFs in the US fared during the post-tariff volatility in April. Much was made of ETF outflows at the time by some. After all, it was the first real test of how CLO ETFs would stand up in the face of volatility, making this a timely conversation with two people who were in the heart of the action.
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1 week ago |
globalcapital.com | Jon Hay |Mike Turner |Addison Gong |George Smith
Interest rates coming down was supposed to be a sure bet. Now it’s not. Long government bond yields are rising, and not just in the US. Investors are worried — the term premium is climbing, which means it’s not enough now. It’s safest to stay away from duration. We try to diagnose this queasy market for high quality bonds. Are there any silver linings? MLex, a regulatory news service, has leaked two crucial draft proposals from the European Commission for how it will reform rules on securitization.
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1 week ago |
globalcapital.com | George Smith
As more banks use cash securitization to obtain capital relief, they will need to starting putting deals out earlier in the year, or will run into the familiar problem of oversupply in the ABS market. The pipeline of full capital stack securitizations often takes until April to really get moving, because that suits banks' own timelines. But the result is a busy May, June, September and October, which can take a toll on order books.
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1 week ago |
globalcapital.com | George Smith
Securitization is riding high in Europe's policy debate on how it can regain economic competitiveness and escape being left behind by China and the US. Leading industry and political figures like Mario Draghi, Christian Noyer and Enrico Letta all mentioned securitization in their weighty reports on the problem last year. Many politicians may be struggling to catch up. Wasn't securitization that terrible thing that caused the last financial crisis?
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