Canada's ABS market comes of age It's boom time for the Canadian securitization market. Martin Fingerhut of Blake, Cassels & Graydon reflects on the market's success and maturity
Moody's takes closer look at governance The proliferation of structured finance products and a series of deal failures have led rating agency Moody's to publicize a greater focus on transaction governance when it rates deals. Nicolas Weill and William Black of Moody's explain
Managing risk in synthetic CDOs Hao Wu of Radian Asset Assurance assesses some of the models for controlling the particular risks associated with synthetic CDOs
US market gets ready for Regulation AB Siegfried Knopf of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood examines some of the issues raised in preparing to comply with the SEC's new Regulation AB
France explores new securitization solutions The French securitization market has recently demonstrated its creativity both in regulatory changes and in transactions. By Fabrice Faure-Dauphin of Allen & Overy LLP
Hong Kong looks to retail investors Andrew Malcolm of Linklaters examines the growing retail sector for structured finance products in Hong Kong
Reforms help Hong Kong securitization Susie Cheung and Nicholas Chan of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation explain the difficulties and opportunities for developing a retail securitization market in Hong Kong
How asset-backed securities work in Indonesia Rahmat Bastian of BT Partnership Law Firm provides a run-down of the asset-based financing regime in Indonesia
Corporate law reform provides new structures New laws enacted in Italy will extent the securitization structures available to include whole-business securitization and covered bonds. By Patrizio Messina of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Japan has high hopes for commodities reform Madoka Hashimoto of Atsumi & Partners takes a look at Japan's latest attempt to improve its commodity exchange regulation
Korea introduces best practice for securitization Min Han, Seon Jee Lee and Jung Wook Kim of Kim & Chang discuss how Korea is bringing ABS regulation into line with market practice
Courts set standards on SPV governance Maxine Rawlins of Maples Finance explains what issuers and arrangers of offshore SPVs can learn from recent court rulings
Portugal ready to embrace new asset classes The securitization of more diverse asset classes is yet to become reality in Portugal, despite changes in the law that make new types of deals possible. By Paula Gomes Freire and André Figueiredo of Vieira de Almeida
Thai structured finance renaissance? Stephen Jaggs and Matthew Waudby of Allen & Overy (Thailand) Co Ltd examine the Thai structured finance market, focusing on securization and the nascent CDO and structured products market
Securitization thrives despite legal uncertainty Turkish banks aren't letting grey areas in securitization hold them back. By Hergüner Bilgen Özeke
Buyers drive innovation in synthetic CDOs Robert Howarth and David Roylance of Simmons & Simmons discuss some of the innovations in the structure of synthetic CDOs over the past year
Covered bonds face tough questions in the UK Vanessa Hardman of Allen & Overy LLP explains the challenges facing the UK's covered bonds market
UK securitization market fears tougher times Phil Adams of Barclays Capital examines the state of the UK securitization market and some of the factors affecting its performance in 2006
How new structures can spur growth in CMBS Charles Roberts and Conor Downey of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft look at developments in UK and European CMBS deals
Getting to grips with SIVs Neil Hamilton and James Anderson of Clifford Chance look at some of the legal and structural issues raised by the growing structured investment vehicle sector
UK looks to international accounting standards David Barnes and Simon Stephens of Deloitte explain the issues and uncertainties raised by the planned application of international accounting to UK securitizations
Master trusts reach the end of the road Ian Harvey-Samuel of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London explains the difficulties in using master trusts under English law and argues that the structure may soon be obsolete
Why the forecast is cloudy for UK credit card securitization Anthea Heap, Cher Chua and Jean Dornhofer of Moody's assess the outlook for credit card securitization in the UK and explain how the agency monitors the performance of these transactions
Two regulatory changes to watch in the US Christopher Bernard and Carolyn Jackson of Allen & Overy LLP assess the impact of recent US regulatory developments on structured finance
Trustees and technology in securitization With the role of trustees coming under increasing scrutiny, Patrick Tadie of The Bank of New York explains how technology helps them fulfil their duties
Why offering reforms pose liability risk for ABS Karsten Giesecke of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP explains how the SEC's reform of the US securities offering process will affect securitization
US enters new age for securitization accounting Jim Mountain of Deloitte & Touche provides an update on FASB projects relating to securitization and other US accounting developments
Revolving asset securitization faces regulatory reforms Edward De Sear of McKee Nelson explains the challenges for revolving asset securitizations created by recent US regulatory initiatives
