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The corporate services provider's role in securitisation transactions
The development of Ireland's role as a base for special purpose vehicles (SPVs), has also seen a sharp increase in the demand for corporate service providers (CSPs) writes Anne Flood. |
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Reporting for credit derivatives is deterring investors
The move to fair value accounting and the associated potential for earnings volatility has deterred some investors from credit derivatives. Vincent Reilly explains the vagaries of credit derivatives, and the impact mark to market reporting has had on them. |
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Capital markets techniques come to the world's insurance markets
With the growth of the securitisation sector, the area of insurance securitisation has expanded considerably. Conor Hynes explains the various aspects of the sector and argues the advantages of Ireland as a jurisdiction for this business. |
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Industry is at beginning of a new phase of development
The increasing importance of third party fund managers, hedge funds and standalone credit funds in the European securitisation market is impacting on the Irish industry writes Dermot Hardy, who believes that the traditional dominance of banks as investors is waning, which is leading to a new phase in the development of the industry in Ireland. |
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Catastrophe bonds drive structured finance growth in the Caymans
The ability of the Cayman Islands product to be adapted to different uses by both the onshore and Cayman offshore financial community has assisted in year on year growth for its securitisation market. Tim Frawley explains the latest developments in the area and highlights the growth in catastrophe bonds. |
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'Centre of excellence' attracts new companies
As Ireland's reputation as a 'centre of excellence' for securitisation receives a wider audience, 2006 saw a number of global companies make Dublin their European securitisation base. |
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Listing securities on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange - an alternative to EU exchanges
The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) is not, and is unlikely to become, an EU stock exchange. However, for arrangers and issuers who require a listing on a recognised stock exchange but wish to minimise the amount of cost and time spent in listing, Alasdair Hunter writes that the CISX can be an attractive alternative. |
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