Highlights
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19 Jul 2016
- UK’s vote to leave the EU nearly halves EMEA high-yield bond and rated leveraged loan issuance in June
Europe, Middle East and Africa high-yield bond and leveraged loan issuance nearly halves year-on-year in the month of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. High-yield bond issuance in June 2016 dropped to $2.6 billion from $6.8 billion in May 2016, below the $6.7 billion recorded in June 2015. Rated leveraged loans totalled $4.5 billion, compared with $5.7 billion in May 2016 and $7 billion in June 2015. High-yield bond markets are likely to remain volatile for the rest of the year... Press Release l Full Report
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29 Jun 2016
- ABS Briefing event highlights important credit themes and emerging asset classes
The June 16th event was kicked off with an overview of ABS trends, including continued weakening of underwriting standards in auto loan ABS, the outlook for continued strong performance in credit card ABS with excess spread levels in transactions remaining high, and headwinds facing the marketplace lending ABS sector. The conference also included a panel discussion on emerging ABS asset classes with industry leaders in residential and commercial solar, Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), and handset (mobile phone) financing. In addition, we held breakout sessions with senior members of our ABS rating teams in the student loan, autos, consumer loan and credit cards, and commercial and esoteric ABS asset classes... Full Report
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9 May 2016
- US CMBS refi wave approaching crest; most loans well positioned to pay off
The US CMBS refinancing wave is now within a few quarters of cresting, when for several months loan maturities will surpass $12 billion. Nonetheless, loan originators should be able to accommodate the majority of maturing loans, while a significant portion are likely to be refinanced by portfolio lenders or be extended ... Press Release l Full Report
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