ABS East

• ABS East Tuesday: Irrational Attendance? 10/27/2009 09:31 PM  

• Trouble Ahead For Commercial Real Estate, CMBS, Ross Says 10/27/2009 08:45 PM  

  Wilbur Ross came out as bearish on the commercial real estate market in his keynote speech today.

• Significant Changes In Securitization Accounting Are Almost Here 10/27/2009 07:53 PM  

  Accounting changes effective for fiscal years beginning after Nov. 15, 2009 (the effective date) will significantly impact many securitization transferors, servicers, guarantors and, in some cases, investors.

• Capital Relief For Insurance Companies Without The Re-REMIC Pain 10/27/2009 07:52 PM  

  Over the past two years, many companies have completed re-REMIC transactions.

• Emerging Managers Plot Course In Recovering Market 10/27/2009 07:51 PM  

  Investors stung by the financial crisis may be tempted to turn to larger and more recognizable asset managers when they're ready to brave the market again.

• Lack Of Understanding Ranks As Top Lesson Learned 10/27/2009 07:50 PM  

  The importance of underwriting standards in the securitization market and the need to fully understand the risks and volatility of the securities to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself will be the key topics discussed at the "Lessons from the Financial Crisis: Required Steps for Recovery" panel today.

• Tightenting Of Yields Puts A Damper On Liquidity Celebration 10/27/2009 07:49 PM  

  With the return of liquidity in the secondary asset-backed securities market, the question many market players are now facing is how to find value in the new low-yield environment.

• Liquidity Returns, Stupidity Riding Shotgun? 10/27/2009 07:30 PM  

  Members on an ABS East conference panel today noted liquidity has returned, but warned against exuberance.

• Captive Audience For Lessons And Recovery Chat 10/27/2009 05:31 PM  

  Attendees at the ABS East general session Tuesday were on a two-hour security lockdown at the Fontainebleau Hotel while President Obama’s departure was coordinated. That gave the captive audience plenty of time to focus on the “Lessons from the Financial Crisis: Required Steps for Recovery.”

• Marathon’s Richards: High-Yield Debt Level ‘Unsustainable’ 10/27/2009 03:11 PM  

  The debt level at noninvestment grade corporations ballooned by almost two times during the boom years and is “unsustainable,” Bruce Richards, president and ceo of Marathon Asset Management, said in keynote remarks at the ABS East Conference in Miami this morning.