New regulations aimed at reducing the European securitization market’s reliance on external credit ratings were enacted today, according to Emil Paulis, the European Commission’s director responsible for financial markets

Panelist speaking at this morning’s IMN Global investor roundtable said that the ECB push for SME securitization may give banks a carte blanche to push an originate to distribute model for these assets.

The growing U.S. housing recovery is ‘credit positive’ for timber revenue securitizations, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Nobody wanted to hear it and nobody wanted to say it but even as IMN Global ABS makes the move back to its home, during the securitization market's heyday, of Barcelona, Spain; attendees can still expect to be talking about regulations.

Fitch Ratings has rated the first residential mortgage-backed securitization from Shellpoint Partners, a multi-tranche deal worth $261 million

Securitizations of loans to small European companies should be stuctured as simple transactions with three tranches, said Sharon Bowles, chair of the European Parliament’s Economic and Affairs Committee.

Goldman Sacs has named Ian Gilday head of origination for collateralized loan obligations in EMEA.

Nations Equipment Finance completed a $153 million term securitization of equipment lease and loan backed notes.

In Europe the securitization story, post financial crisis has been written from two points of view: the Northern European version and the Southern European version.

Shellpoint Partners, the home lender founded by mortgage-bond pioneer Lewis Ranieri, is close to pricing its first securitization, according to a a person familiar with the deal.

In a research report published today, Moody’s Investors Service said that risk factors are still on the rise for U.S. subprime auto asset-backed securities.