Finance

The fundamentals of equipment ABS are stronger than ever as lessons learned from the prior two recessions have resulted in quality and performance improvements which will help the asset class weather future economic downturns.

Most new collaterlized loan obligations have the ability to invest in bonds, but only if regulators clarify certain Volcker Rule language.

Stefan Ingves, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, called Friday for global regulators to complete their work on already agreed upon international banking reforms.

Volkswagen Leasing announced a publicly placed German auto loan securitization that will offer investors two tranches.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will vote next week on whether to adopt rules revising the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday took another step in its effort to scale down a controversial bond buying program by an additional $10 billion.

Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) has called for greater regulatory scrutiny of the asset class as a second deal for American Homes 4 Rent is prepped to come to market.

Ally Financial has upsized an offering of notes backed by automotive dealer financing to $1 billion from $671.14 million originally, according to a regulatory filing.

The transaction, Kigoi 2013 B.V. ,is the second securitization of unsecured consumer loans originated by subsidiaries of Credit Agricole Consumer Finance Netherland B.V.

Trepp said that it is one of the investors in Mercatus’ credit scoring platform for commercial projects in the energy industry.

Changes to Turkey’s covered bond legislation are supportive of the credit ratings on these instruments, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

The rising costs for banks to hold even low-risk, short-term loans — courtesy of Basel III — is a powerful incentive for them to offload their trade finance receivables into securitizations.

Alcentra is marketing a €413.5 Million European collateralized loan obligation.

Market participants should weigh on Basel’s latest consultative document in order to strengthen safety and soundness in growing global securitization markets.

Players in the REO-to-Rental space see a bright future in pooling the cash flows of many operators into conduit transactions.

Investors speaking at a panel at ABS Vegas offered a variety of views on investment opportunities this year.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, made three appointments to its structured products team in New York.

View the year-to-date manager rankings through Jan. 24 for the different ABS sectors, including real estate, credit cards and autos.

A record number of industry players meeting up in Las Vegas at the Structured Finance Industry Group (SFIG) and Information Management Network (IMN) debut securitization conference is sure to slow new issuance this week.