Palmer Square Capital Management, an investment management firm that provides portfolios of structured credit, collateralized loan obligations and hedge fund strategies, has added Jeffrey Fox as executive director.

Controvery over the Mexican equipment lease sector

The revival of Europe’s collateralized loan obligation market doesn’t extend to middle market loans, according to Fitch Ratings.

There’s been plenty of talk about using securitization to finance solar energy, but to date, no deals; the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laborator wants to jumpstart the process.

Santander Consumer USA plans to bring to market $846 million of asset-backed securities backed by a pool of fixed-rate new and used automobile, light-truck and utility vehicle loans.

Sabal Financial Group expanded its commercial mortgage-backed securities business with the launch of a transaction support services division called Sabal Commercial Advisors.

Markit, the global financial information services company, has launched a new service for the pricing of collateralized loan obligation tranches.

Dan Perl, chairman & CEO of Citadel Servicing said that he sees a market for the securitization of private label, non-prime mortgage loans.

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Standard & Poor’s has named Jim Wiemken as senior managing director and global head of structured finance, according to an internal memo.

The primary market for CMBS deals remained relatively quiet on Thursday with only two new deals marketed this week.