Market Moves

  • AI credit analysis project launched

    Market updates and sector developments

    Stratiphy and Chenavari Financial Group have joined forces to develop custom AI tools aimed at improving the quality of and mitigating the subjectivity within credit analysis. By harnessing the wealth of existing data and employing a range of AI techniques, the project aims to enhance efficiency, pricing capability and precision in forecasting within credit analysis.

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    Market Moves 13 May 2024

  • CFPB alleges student loan servicing failings

    Market updates and sector developments

    The CFPB has taken action against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts (NCSLT) and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) for multi-year servicing failures, alleging that the defendants failed to respond to borrowers seeking relief from student loan payments, including during the Covid-19 national emergency. The CFPB has filed proposed stipulated final judgments, which - if entered by the .......

    Market Moves 10 May 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Western Alliance Trust elevates CLO expert to president and ceo

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Western Alliance Trust Company appointing a new president and ceo with a background in CLOs, levered loans and securities custody. Elsewhere, Aon has hired an executive md of capital advisory, while Eversheds Sutherland has snapped up a Clifford Chance veteran as a capital-markets-focused partner.

    Western Alliance Trust has promoted md .......

    Market Moves 10 May 2024

  • Golub launches insurance solutions team

    Market updates and sector developments

    Golub Capital has launched an insurance solutions team to be led by newly appointed md and head of insurance solutions Jennifer Potenta. The launch of the team forms part of the firm’s plan to expand its investor partners group, which is focused on supporting the “specialised investment needs of different investor segments”, according to a statement issued by Golub.

    Market Moves 9 May 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Ashurst lures Fried Frank trio

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Ashurst hiring three structured products professionals, including a partner, from Fried Frank. Elsewhere, Capital Four’s US ceo has left the firm after three years, while HFW has appointed two executives from Norton Rose Fulbright to its global shipping and export finance practice.

    Ashurst has made three appointments to its US structured products, derivatives and .......

    Market Moves 3 May 2024

  • PRA and FCA confirm new UK securitisation rules

    Market updates and sector developments

    The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published policy statements on new securitisation rules. Alongside the UK Treasury’s draft statutory instrument on securitisation, which was published last week, the changes will come into force on 1 November and will replace EU securitisation regulations.

    The PRA’s statement was published alongside the Securitisation Instrument 2024 section of the PRA Rulebook.

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    Market Moves 2 May 2024

  • ATLAS attracts MassMutual commitment

    Market updates and sector developments

    MassMutual has become a minority equity owner in ATLAS SP Partners and a capital partner to the ATLAS platform. As part of the multi-billion-dollar commitment, MassMutual has also agreed to invest in Apollo’s asset-backed finance (ABF) franchise.

    These investments will allow MassMutual to access predominately investment-grade, asset-backed credit originated by ATLAS SP and across the broader Apollo ecosystem, .......

    Market Moves 26 April 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Cheyne Capital snaps up SRT veteran

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Cheyne Capital hiring an SRT veteran who recently left their role at Barclays. Elsewhere, Wilmington Trust has made changes to its global capital markets leadership team, while a risk transfer specialist has left their position at The D. E. Shaw Group ahead of taking up a new role.

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    Market Moves 26 April 2024

  • Italian mortgage disposal inked

    Market updates and sector developments

    Barclays Bank Ireland is set to dispose of its performing Italian mortgage portfolio via a securitisation. Funds and accounts managed by GoldenTree Asset Management have entered into a commitment letter under which they will purchase certain notes to be issued by a newly incorporated entity, Miltonia Mortgage Finance, to which the portfolio is expected to be transferred. Upon completion, .......

    Market Moves 25 April 2024

  • Final FCA, PRA rules 'imminent'

    Market updates and sector developments

    HM Treasury has published a draft statutory instrument that outlines the next steps in the process of replacing the onshored EU legislative regime for securitisation with its own rules under the broader ‘Smarter Regulatory Framework’ (SRF). The draft Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (Amending SI) will repeal the EU Securitisation Regulation on 1 November, implying that the new regime – including .......

    Market Moves 24 April 2024

  • FFELP loan 'waivers' proposed

    Market updates and sector developments

    The US Department of Education last week published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) in the Federal Register regarding debt relief for certain federal student loans, including certain FFELP loans held by ABS trusts. Comments on the proposals are due by 17 May and the department aims to finalise the rules in time to start delivering relief this autumn.

    Market Moves 22 April 2024

  • Rithm anchors captive CLO platform

    Market updates and sector developments

    Sculptor Capital Management has launched Sculptor Loan Financing Partners, the firm’s captive CLO equity investment platform, anchored by a commitment from Rithm Capital Corp. Sculptor Loan Financing Partners will manage investments in the equity tranches of Sculptor-managed CLOs in the US and Europe, and expands the firm’s institutional credit strategies business, which oversees approximately US$15bn in assets under management.

    Market Moves 19 April 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: ELFA names Rinaldi as CLO investor committee co-chair

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) appoint a TwentyFour Asset Management portfolio manager as co-chair of its CLO investor committee. Elsewhere, CBRE has named its new ceo of Germany, while Hometap has hired a new director of structured products.

    Elena Rinaldi has taken over from Emeric Chenebaux as the new .......

    Market Moves 19 April 2024

  • RFC on agency second mortgage product

    Market updates and sector developments

    The FHFA has issued a notice of a proposed new product from Freddie Mac to begin purchasing single-family closed-end second mortgages on properties for which it already holds the first mortgage. The proposal allows for the assets to be securitised into guaranteed non-deliverable MBS pools and for credit risk transfer opportunities to be evaluated in subsequent phases.

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    Market Moves 17 April 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: A&O Shearman promotes two securitisation lawyers to partner

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees A&O Shearman announcing two new securitisation partners in its first wave of post-merger partner promotions, while an existing A&O partner leaves for Kirkland & Ellis. Elsewhere, Paul Hastings has lured two securitisation specialists from Weil Gotshal & Manges, while Campbells has added a partner in its Hong Kong practice.

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    Market Moves 12 April 2024

  • Real estate finance platform formed

    Market updates and sector developments

    Blue Owl Capital has launched a real estate finance strategy with the acquisition of Prima Capital Advisors for the aggregate consideration of US$170m. Jesse Hom, previously global head of real estate credit at GIC, will join Blue Owl to lead the newly created strategy as cio, reporting directly to Marc Zahr, co-president of Blue Owl and head of real .......

    Market Moves 11 April 2024

  • Job swaps weekly: Mount Street hires two amid international expansion

    People moves and key promotions in securitisation

    This week’s round-up of securitisation job swaps sees Mount Street Group fill two newly created senior roles, as it seeks to strengthen and expand its international offering. Elsewhere, GCM Grosvenor has added a pair of CLO market veterans to its credit team, while Barclays has recruited a global head of securitised products bond trading in a bid to become .......

    Market Moves 5 April 2024

  • Blue Owl to form insurance solutions unit

    Market updates and sector developments

    Blue Owl Capital has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Kuvare Insurance Services (doing business as Kuvare Asset Management) (KAM) for US$750m. Separately, Blue Owl has made a long-term investment in Kuvare, purchasing US$250m of preferred equity. This investment is intended to create alignment between Blue Owl and Kuvare and provides growth capital to Kuvare’s insurance companies, each .......

    Market Moves 4 April 2024

  • AGL, Barclays ink cooperation agreement

    Market updates and sector developments

    AGL Credit Management and Barclays have launched a new private credit investment platform called AGL Private Credit (AGL PC). AGL PC combines AGL’s established credit competency with proprietary access to Barclays’ leading leveraged finance and investment banking origination capabilities through an exclusive long-term cooperation agreement.

    “Across our client base, there is a strong desire to work with a .......

    Market Moves 3 April 2024

  • EARN unveils 'strategic transformation'

    Market updates and sector developments

    The board of trustees of Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (EARN) has unanimously approved a strategic transformation of its investment strategy to focus on corporate CLOs. The company intends to build upon its current US$44m CLO portfolio, with an emphasis on secondary CLO mezzanine debt and equity tranches.

    In connection with its strategic transformation, EARN has decided to revoke .......

    Market Moves 2 April 2024

  • NCSLT found to be 'covered persons'

    Market updates and sector developments

    In a case involving the CFPB and the National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trust (NCSLT), the Third Circuit has found that statutory trusts used to handle securitisations are considered ‘covered persons’ for purposes of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and thus are subject to CFPB jurisdiction. According to a recent Cadwalader memo, this effectively means that the trusts would .......

    Market Moves 22 March 2024

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