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The FTAV Credit Explainer Part II: Securitisation Bugaloo
The FTAV Credit Explainer Part II: Securitisation Bugaloo

Rather than financial alchemy, such deals involve mispricing, reduced capital buffers and hidden risks

Examples of assets shunted from one continuation vehicle into another are dribbling out

Securitisation deals to secure capital benefits were up 85% in the first half of this year

More frequent asset valuations can boost market resilience and investor confidence

To pay or not to pay, that is the question

What matters most is how capital was deployed and underwritten