Asia Pacific

Highlights

• 4 Mar 2013
  • Comparing Japanese, Australian, Dutch and UK RMBS and Mortgage Markets
    The key differences between the residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and mortgage markets in these economies are the exposure to bullet repayment risk, use of third-party credit protection, portfolio structure and set-off risk. Dutch and UK interest-only mortgage loans, for instance, expose investors to bullet repayment risk, whereas such loans in Japan and Australia do not... Press Release l Full Report​​
• 19 Feb 2013
  • Stable outlook for Australian RMBS, ABS and covered bond markets in 2013
    The market for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) will be stable because of an expected low level of delinquencies and losses. On the other hand, the solid financial standing of sponsors, Australia’s strong sovereign rating and the stable credit quality of residential mortgage collateral will support the steady performance of covered bonds… Press Release l Full Report
• 9 Jan 2013
  • Stable performance expected for Asian structured finance deals in 2013
    This just-released report details our expectations for the performance of Korean asset-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities, Singapore commercial mortgage-backed securities, Asia (ex-Japan) synthetic balance-sheet collateral loan obligations, and Asia (ex-Japan) covered bonds in 2013. With the covered bond market in Asia, which is relatively new, there has been strong interest across the region... Press Release l Full Report​​​​