Investments

The 10-year Treasury yield fell below 1.5% for the first time in a month while the rate on the U.S. long bond dropped to a level unseen since early March.

Citigroup Global Markets is lead underwriter on the fourth issuance through Toyota’s ABS Green Bond program. The deal references two potential pools to be securitized.

The company provides a secondary market outlet for its retail and wholesale lending corporate sibling as well as for small balance commercial loans.

Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is investing $400 million to a customized portfolio, with the goal of capitalizing on Are’s all-weather approach, taking advantage of opportunistic dislocations and market inefficiencies. The remaining $100 million will be allocated to the flagship Ares Pathfinder fund.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of May 14-20

Trinity’s railcar collateral qualifies as an eligible green asset, since freight transportation serves as a lower carbon-emissions alternative to big-rig trucking for land-based goods transport.

The $1 billion bond, which follows similar issuances by Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Truist Financial, gives a big role to broker-dealers owned by minorities, women and disabled veterans.

Issuance of capital market instruments aimed at protecting one government-sponsored enterprise from distressed mortgage credit events staged a relatively quick rebound in 2020, a new Federal Housing Finance Agency report shows.

It’s become nearly impossible to find yield amid the ongoing spread compression across credit markets. One of the last harbors for value, securitized debt, still offers upside in some specific areas, though returns are quickly diminishing.

Taking each element of ESG - environment, social, governance - a dv01 principal says the firm is gathering the comprehensive list of authoritative sources and entities needed to build an ESG definition.