Tag Archives: RMBS

The Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund Lawsuit: The time is now (or has it already passed?)

They say that the early bird catches the worm and it seems that courts in the US definitely agree. A recent decision by a court of appeals in Philadelphia could serve as a wakeup call for any noteholders or issuers and servicers that might have claims to bring in relation to, respectively, the disclosure of … Continue Reading

‘Point of no return’ is not the point says Supreme Court

So Eurosail-UK 2007-3BL plc (Eurosail) is not ‘balance sheet’ insolvent, no event of default has occurred under the RMBS notes it has issued and a post-enforcement call option (PECO) does not make limited recourse any of the notes it relates to. Those are the conclusions of the Supreme Court (see here) after it substantially re-affirmed … Continue Reading

Irish Stock Exchange announcements – Its all change at the Exchange!

Those issuers, corporate services providers, collateral managers, servicers and special servicers that regularly submit debt announcements on the Irish Stock Exchange will know how straightforward and quick it is to submit.  For those that don’t, at present this process involves simply sending a copy of the notice or announcement to the email address announcements@ise.ie and the … Continue Reading

RMBS can form part of the Basel III liquidity buffer. Some good news for the structured finance industry.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced yesterday that it had finalised the rules for the Liquidity Coverage Ratio or LCR i.e. the main mechanic for regulating liquidity in the Basel III package of reforms. The LCR requires that a bank hold a sufficient stock of “High Quality Liquid Assets” to meet its net cash outflows … Continue Reading
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