Paris, March 02, 2011 -- Moody's has placed on review for possible downgrade the ratings
of 220 tranches in 134 European transactions following its initial assessment
of those transactions under the Moody's "Global Structured
Finance Operational Risk Guidelines: Moody's Approach to Analyzing
Performance Disruption Risk" methodology published on March 2nd.
The ratings placed on review for possible downgrade include ratings on
131 tranches from 78 Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, 40
tranches from 26 Asset-Backed Securities, 48 tranches from
29 Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities and one tranche from one structured
credit transaction. The ratings placed on review are mostly Aaa
ratings but include also some Aa and A ratings. For the detailed
list of ratings placed on review because of the new methodology,
please select the link :
ABS: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF237748
RMBS http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF237952
CMBS: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF237749
Rationale for Placing the EMEA RMBS and ABS Ratings on Review
The reasons for placing the European RMBS and ABS ratings on review are
the insufficiency of back-up servicing/cash management arrangements
and liquidity arrangements.
As per the new operational guidelines, Moody's has placed
on review ratings from transactions with Baa-rated servicers when
there is no party in place to facilitate a servicing transfer or there
is no rating trigger to appoint a back-up servicer. Moody's
has also placed on review ratings in transactions with lowly rated servicers
when there is no back-up servicer in place or when the back-up
servicer arrangement would not be rapidly operational in the event of
the sudden termination of the original servicer.
The placement of ratings on review also reflects how the new guidelines
address the liquidity mechanism that supports payments on the rated tranches
in the event of servicer disruption. When there is no dedicated
liquidity facility, a reserve fund remains an acceptable mechanism
for providing liquidity support unless asset performance deterioration
is likely to reduce the reserve funds. However in some ABS or RMBS
the current liquidity levels are insufficient under the revised guidelines.
Also, in case of lowly rated servicers, Moody's has
also considered whether the cash manager or back up cash manager would
be able to use available liquidity to make timely payments on the notes
in the event the servicer did not produce its report .
Rationale for European CMBS Placed on Review
For European CMBS transactions, the typical drivers of Moody's
review are the presence of unrated servicers combined with uncertainty
about the cash manager's access to the liquidity facility if the
servicer defaults. Some CMBS transactions require the cash manager
to have a servicer report in order to be able to draw the liquidity facility
and make a timely payment on the notes.
Details on the Structured Credit Transaction Placed on Review
Moody's has placed the A2 rating of the Class A Funding Floating
Rate Notes issued by Tenzing CFO S.A., a CFO exposed
to private equity funds of funds, on review because of the inability
of the issuer to use the liquidity line upon failure of the manager.
In this transaction, the manager is an unrated entity, and
failure to replace it would trigger an event of default under the notes,
which in turn will prevent the issuer from drawing on the liquidity line.
Liquidity lines are key in this long-term buy-and-hold
structure where 1) there is no control over the timing of cash inflows
from the underlying funds of funds, and 2) the issuer needs the
liquidity to fund capital calls by the underlying funds of funds.
For the assessment of the impact of the revised criteria on the existing
stock of ratings, Moody's has assumed a two-notch-downgrade
for servicers or cash managers whose ratings are currently on review for
possible downgrade. If those bank ratings experience more than
two-notch downgrade, Moody's will place additional
structured finance transactions on review for possible downgrade.
Conversely Moody's may confirm some structured finance ratings depending
on the outcome of the bank ratings reviews.
Besides the ratings placed on review today, Moody's notes
that the operational risk methodology affects some structured finance
ratings that were already on review for possible downgrade. When
concluding these rating reviews, Moody's will incorporate
the revised criteria in its analysis and disclose its findings in the
related announcements.
Moody's will complete the review of the ratings watch listed today
because of this new methodology by September 2011, as required by
European regulations. If transactions sponsors implement structural
remedies as described in the guidelines, Moody's will confirm
some of the ratings placed on review.
The lead analyst and rating office for each of the transactions affected
are generally different from the contact and office listed at the end
of this press release. For each transaction, the lead analyst
name is available on the issuer page and the rating office is available
on the ratings tab of the issuer on www.moodys.com.
List of ratings placed on review for possible downgrade:
Issuer: A-Leasing Finance S.r.l
....EUR230.85M A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jun 13, 2008 Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Apulia Finance 5 Cessioni S.r.l.
....EUR151.45M Series 1 A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Sep 29, 2006 Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR131.5M Series 2 A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Feb 2, 2007 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR79.15M Series 3 A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
May 1, 2007 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: AR FINANCE 1 plc
....EUR106.5M A Bond, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec 19,
2003 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR35.5M B Bond, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec 19,
2003 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Arcobaleno Finance S.r.l.
....EUR184.1M A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Aug 7,
2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Astrea S.r.l.
....EUR246.25M Series 2002-1
A Notes, Aa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade;
previously on Jul 29, 2002 Definitive Rating Assigned Aa2 (sf)
Issuer: Dolomiti Finance S.r.l. 2002-1
....EUR22.5M B Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jan 25,
2005 Upgraded to Aaa (sf)
Issuer: FTPYME BANCAJA 3
....EUR153.9M A3(G) Bond, Aaa
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Oct
14, 2004 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: GC FTGENCAT CAIXA SABADELL 2
....EUR50.4M AS Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Dec 19, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR77.6M AG Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Dec 19, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: GC FTPYME Pastor 4, FTA
....EUR256.6M A2 Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec 22,
2009 Confirmed at Aaa (sf)
....EUR50.4M A3G Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 14,
2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: GC FTPYME Sabadell 4, FTA
....EUR162.3M A(G) Notes, Aaa
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Oct
25, 2005 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: GC FTPYME Sabadell 5, Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos
....EUR880.3M A2 Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 3,
2009 Confirmed at Aaa (sf)
....EUR82.8M A3(G) Notes, Aaa
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov
23, 2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: GC FTPYME Sabadell 6, Fondo de Titulización
de Activos
....EUR635.4M A2 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 3, 2009 Confirmed at Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Golden Bar (Securitisation) S.r.l.
....EUR470M Series 2 A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec 9,
2004 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR658M Series 3 A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Feb 8, 2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR658M Series 4 A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jan 31,
2007 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Honours PLC Series 2
....GBP291.95M A1 Bond, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 13,
2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....GBP33.35M B Bond, A2 (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 13,
2006 Definitive Rating Assigned A2 (sf)
....GBP54.2M A2 Bond, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jul 31,
2008 Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Jump S.r.l.
....EUR526.8M Series 1 A Notes,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Apr 19, 2005 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR368.6M Series 2 A Notes,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Nov 2, 2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Pharma Finance 2 S.r.l.
....EUR123.3M A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 16,
2005 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Pharma Finance S.r.l. Series 2008
....EUR71.35M A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Sep 26, 2008 Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: SA Taxi Securitisation (Pty) Ltd
....Rand3600M A Notes, A3 (sf) / Aa2.za
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jun
12, 2008 Assigned A3 (sf) / Aa2.za (sf)
Issuer: Sagrantino Italy S.r.l.
....EUR86.5M B Certificate, Aa2
(sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec
20, 2007 Assigned Aa2 (sf)
....EUR48M C Certificate, A3 (sf) Placed
Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Dec 20,
2007 Assigned A3 (sf)
Issuer: SC Germany Auto 06 PLC
....EUR1410M A Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Sep 21,
2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: SC Germany Auto 08-1 Limited
....EUR945M A Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on May 29,
2008 Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: SC Germany Auto 2009-1 Limited
....EUR945M A Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Nov 26,
2009 Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: SC Germany Consumer 09-1 Limited
....EUR850M A Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Oct 1,
2009 Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Scandinavian Consumer Loans Limited
....EUR117.75M A Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jul 6, 2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR13.45M B Certificate,
Aa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jul 6, 2006 Definitive Rating Assigned Aa2 (sf)
Issuer: Tricolore Funding S.r.l.
....EUR271.6M A Notes, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jun 7,
2005 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Issuer: Zephyros Finance S.r.l
....EUR150M A1 Certificate, Aaa (sf)
Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on Jul 31,
2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
....EUR135.95M A2 Certificate,
Aaa (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade; previously on
Jul 31, 2008 Definitive Rating Assigned Aaa (sf)
Paris
Carole Gintz
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
Moody's France SAS
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Paris
Annick Poulain
MD - Structured Finance
Structured Finance Group
Moody's France SAS
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Moody's reviews ratings of European structured finance transactions following new operational risks criteria