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Investors should be cautious before assuming the stronger collateral pools of recent marketplace loan (MPL) asset based securities (ABS) will perform better than prior transactions. Attempting to offset weakening performance on recent originations, particularly from the lowest quality borrowers, lenders have pulled back noticeably on lending to

High portfolio ramp has meant higher portfolio certainty for new collateralized loan obligation (CLOs) so far in 2018. However, the proportion of assets actually purchased and currently in a CLO portfolio at close may fall or CLOs may start deferring issuance if the current high demand prevents managers from sourcing new institutional leveraged

Asia is home to some of the world's fastest-growing power sectors and largest power project pipelines, as factors ranging from rising electricity demand to air pollution concerns drive investment in new power-generating facilities. We present five charts that illustrate key trends in the region's power project pipeline. 

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Falling used vehicle values and swelling supply are set to continue at least through next year, which will lead to worsening recoveries and heightened performance pressures for both auto loan and lease ABS.

Losses have been slowly trending higher since 2016, though "The prospect of higher defaults becomes more tangible if increased competition, a

With Emerging Markets (EM) driving a return to growth in the global economy and with private equity (PE) investors and fund managers eager to expand their reach into new markets in search for higher returns, the African PE arena is coming back to life in 2018. In 2018, PE dealmaking targeting the continent recorded its busiest Q1 since the onset of

Median revolver usage rates on bankruptcy petition dates were consistent year over year for companies that recently exited bankruptcy, clocking in at even levels to the May 2017 revolver study.

"The average and median utilization rates for cash flow facilities with usage disclosed on bankruptcy petition dates were 78 percent and 92 percent

BMI View: The Dutch government's proposal to ban sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030, combined with attractive EV incentives, will support an increase in the adoption of clean energy vehicles by domestic households and businesses over the coming years.

Dutch government has proposed a plan to effectively ban sales of new

DTAC will likely bid for more bandwidth in the upcoming 1800MHz spectrum auction despite agreeing to a deal to use TOT's 2300MHz frequencies on concession. Financial stress in the sector, resulting from 4G price competition could weigh on the ability of other operators to buy more spectrum.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications

The UK government's plan to cut the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to GBP2 from GBP100, announced yesterday, could put pressure on the credit profiles of many UK gaming companies as their revenues and margins will be likely to fall, Fitch Ratings says. The expected ratings on the enlarged GVC/Ladbrokes group incorporate the proposed

Global rating outlooks have moved to their most positive level since the financial crisis. However, the net bias is only just over 1% and occurs as the world is about to hit peak growth in the current cycle. In this context, investment managers show a high degree of consensus, both in terms of their credit investment outlooks and their views on the