John S. Hintze

In the proposal, NAIC argues that an insurer purchasing every tranche of a CLO holds the same investment risk as purchasing the entire pool of loans backing the CLO.

The new loan forgiveness program should lessen maturity risk by lopping off a chunk of the student loans, accelerating payments to lenders.

Ali Ben Lmadani, ABL Aviation's founder and CEO, expects to see the values of mid-life aircraft fall from highs seen in 2017, when future values were booked too high.

The solar industry has made significant strides, and the related ABS market should continue under its own momentum, providing investors with attractive returns.

Amid reduced M&A activity, U.S. middle-market borrowers and investors in asset-backed securities are trying to reset and figure out where the right valuations levels are, says Sengal Selassie, CEO of Brightwood Capital Advisors, a lender and issuer of CLOs.

Questions remain around switching benchmarks that could result in unexpected refinancings

High hopes for 2022 crashed when Russia invaded the Ukraine, which left hundreds of aircraft stranded in Russia. But sector consolidation could lead to more deals.

The drop in CLO issuance from Q1 volume raised no alarms, coming off last year’s record $187 million issuance, and experts see strong production for 2022.

Despite perceptions that smaller companies are riskier, they pose less risk to investors. Realized loss rates are lower, and they deliver higher returns.

CLOs technically fall under the new disclosures and prohibitions for private-fund umbrella, but do not appear to be the proposed rule’s intended target.