Europe

European CMBS Still Suffer Refi Drought

Standard & Poor’s said in a report today that they expect refinancing pressure to intensify for European CMBS as $22.6 billion in loans is set to mature in 2013.

$1.3B Spanish Utility Deal Rated

Moody's Investors Service rated the EUR1 billion ($1.3bn)securitization of tariff deficit in the Spanish power industry.

Spanish Utility Deal Sized at $205mn

Moody's Investors Service assigned a 'Baa3' rating to the EUR155 million deal issued from the securitization vehicle set up to fund the tariff deficit in the Spanish power industry.

Euro ABS Face Challenges Under Solvency II

High capital charges for securitizations under the new Solvency II directive could lead European insurers to dramatically reduce exposure to the asset class and invest in covered bonds instead, said Standard & Poor’s this week.

BofE’s FLS Slows U.K. RMBS

The Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) has slowed U.K. RMBS issuance and is partly responsible for a slowdown in European securitization issuance in October, according to Standard & Poor’s.

KBC Prices Benchmark Belgian Covered Bond

Belgium’s KBC issued its inaugural covered bonds to strong investor appetite that saw orders for the bank’s €1.5 billion ($1.9bn) benchmark swell to €6bn.

ECB Tightens Repo Criteria for Covered Bonds

Stricter rules for the eligibility of covered bonds used in the European Central Bank’s repo facility are unlikely to significantly depress collateral postings, because the new ABS rule affect few issuers.Stricter rules for the eligibility of covered bonds used in the European Central Bank’s repo facility are unlikely to significantly depress collateral postings, because the new ABS rule affect few issuers.

ECB Delays Data Warehouse

The European Central Bank this week said it will delay the go live date of its European DataWarehouse, pushing the implementation timeline for RMBS to Jan. 3, 2013 from Dec. 1, 2012.

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