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"This is the world of smart securitisation," said Geoff Smailes, managing director of global credit solutions at BarCap. "It's not securitisation for leverage and arbitrage purposes any more. This is all about restructuring portfolios of assets to achieve risk, capital and funding efficiency in a transparent and less complex way."
However, some regulators may be wary of the invention of new pooled asset derivatives, especially if they are perceived as a way to avoid regulatory capital requirements.Some rival bankers also view the schemes with scepticism. "This is a system of capital arbitrage," said one senior banker at another investment bank. "The need for capital just miraculously disappears."
Some rival bankers also view the schemes with scepticism. "This is a system of capital arbitrage," said one senior banker at another investment bank. "The need for capital just miraculously disappears."
The only lasting solution will come from a debt/equity swap. Just not equity as we know it, Jim..... "The future is already here -- it's just not very evenly distributed" William Gibson
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