Securitization Frenzy! Wall Street Repackaging Of Loans, Franchise Agreements, Royalties Surging As Alarm Sounds For Commercial Retail

by confoundedinterest17 Alarm! I remember the surge in securitization of loans, receivables, etc during the housing bubble of the mid-to-late 2000s. Today seems like 2007 all over again. (Bloomberg) — Bankers are repackaging everything from fast food franchises to fitness-center fees into bonds at …

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Explainer: how banks fed Aramco bond frenzy: Record orders of $100bn for debut oil bond shine a light on Wall Street tactics

by NineteenEighty9 https://www.ft.com/content/6c4d38c0-5ada-11e9-939a-341f5ada9d40 Saudi Aramco’s debut international bond sale drew $100bn of investor orders for the initial $10bn available to buy, smashing records for an emerging-market bond sale. How does that imbalance between orders and allocations happen, and what does …

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