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Global bonds climbed for a second day. Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are seen raising the risk of recession, reviving the appeal of fixed-income securities.

Agricultural equipment accounts for more than half of the collateral pool, but accounts for the lowest concentration on the platform to date.

The world’s largest asset manager retains its long-term bullish view on equities, but has gone underweight developed-market stocks in the near term as the risk of stalling growth rises.

The collateral backing the notes are fixed-rate timeshare loans originated by Wyndham Vacation Resorts and Wyndham Resort Development Corp.

The collateral pool consists of new and used vehicles manufactured by Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp., 9% of which are electric and hybrid vehicles.

The transaction will be backed by commercial leases and loans primarily supported by Dell Technologies and Dell EMC branded equipment.

The securitization has a reserve account of 1% of the initial series note balance funded fully at closing.

The transaction sponsored by Hospitality Investors Trust has a strong credit profile because of the diverse properties, well-known hotel brands and strong management involved, analysts say.

The Class A note coupon initially will be linked to the USD Compounded Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index, a relatively new interest rate index. Royal Bank of Canada is the seller, servicer and administrative agent.

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.

The transaction features two potential securitizations of collateral pools valued at approximately $1.11 billion and $1.32 billion, with bonds totaling $1.01 billion and $1.20 billion.

As of the May 31, 2022 cut-off date, 95.6% of the loans were current, of which 2.1% are bankruptcy-performing loans and 4.4%, 30 days delinquent.

Questions remain around switching benchmarks that could result in unexpected refinancings

Compared to the baseline macroeconomic scenarios updated in March, near-term growth outlooks have deteriorated across most DBRS Morningstar-rated sovereigns worldwide.

Loan forgiveness would help offset FFELP student loan ABS low prepayment rates and maturity risk, a primary driver of rating downgrades since 2016.

About 79% of the loans in the collateral pool were made to borrowers without full documentation, while 34% of the loans in the pool were underwritten to bank statements.

As banks get pummeled by risk aversion and sinking asset values, direct lenders are lavishing risky companies and private-equity firms with capital at rates below what’s available in the high yield and syndicated loan market.

SESAC Finance, Series 2022-1, will add collateral related to collections from Audio Network, a production music company that SESAC bought in July 2021.

Given the significant amounts of energy needed for lighting and climate control, data centers involve more environmental risks than other property types.

The move by the club of rich nations on the concluding day of their three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps comes as part of a broader push to choke off the profits Russia makes from energy exports.