Strong euro securitization pipeline seen for September
August 15, 2018BWIC activity in the market is limited, according to data provider Empirasign, with just one UK list in small size on Wednesday.
GlobalCapital
Midweek Holiday Halts Secondary Trades
July 06, 2018According to Empirasign, asset-backed bond trades totaled $117.8 million on July 2-3, down 83% from the week-earlier timeframe. Collateralized loan obligation trades totaled $32 million, down 79%. Mortgage-bond trades totaled $3.9 million, down 97.6%.
Asset-Backed Alert
Wall Street Jitters Cause Rare Snarl-Up in Loan Market
March 23, 2018About 65 percent of CLO bonds didn't trade Friday, while 71 percent didn't change hands on Wednesday, according to Adam Murphy, president at capital markets trading data firm, Empirasign Strategies LLC. Investors eschewed a market that's been saturated with new deals this quarter and as price swings in equity markets permeated trading for the debt, he said.
Bloomberg News
Activity picks up in CLO secondary following SFIG Vegas conference
March 13, 2018The first of the large BWICs came Thursday right after the conference. It totaled $263 million and included 33 different junior investment-grade and mezzanine bonds, of which 28 traded, according to data from Empirasign.
LCD News
Benchmark CMBS concept generates buzz at CREFC
January 10, 2018The current face dollar volume of CMBS BWICs offered in 2017 declined to USD 98bn from USD 104.7bn in 2016, according to Empirasign.
Debtwire
Profit-Taking Efforts Fuel Secondary Sales
November 17, 2017According to Empirasign, the two sectors saw bonds with a combined face value of $3.7 billion go out for bid via 161 offerings last week. That was followed by $3.5 billion of securities in 147 bid lists over the first three days of this week.
Asset-Backed Alert
Empirasign Bows 'Quote Builder' Bloomberg Email Tool
October 02, 2017Fixed income data provider Empirasign Strategies has launched a Quote Builder tool that allows traders to automatically populate client emails over Bloomberg with bond data and market color.
Inside Market Data
Investors Dump Property Bonds Linked to Hurricane Harvey
September 08, 2017The notes saw talk from four dealers on Wednesday that averaged 240bp over Swaps. That compared to just 205bp on average from an August 18 list, according to Empirasign.
Reuters
CMBS with Harvey exposure trade, investors await collateral details
August 31, 2017A USD 1.1m JPMBB 2015-C28 A1 and a USD 1.4m JPMBB 2015-C28 A2 covered yesterday at S+ 17bps and S+ 31bps, respectively, according to Empirasign.
Debtwire
Large RMBS List Up for Sale Thursday
August 23, 2017The biggest bond is a US$165.1m senior block of a 2007 subprime mortgage deal from Option One Mortgage, one of the largest lenders before the subprime mortgage crisis. Most of the other bonds are being talked around 90 cents and higher, according to Empirasign.
Reuters
Secondary tights hold steady as markets awaits Harvey's full impact
August 01, 2017Spreads remained tight later in the month as well. On 31 August a USD 16m WBCMT 2007- C33 AJ with exposure to the 666 Fifth Avenue New York City tower covered at 102-18, after being talked at prices in the 100-102 range, according to Empirasign.
Debtwire
NCSLT bonds could leave holders with losses: Moody's
July 19, 2017Price talk ranged from more than 75 cents on the dollar to mere pennies on some of the bonds out for bid, according to trade data company Empirasign.
IFR
Wells Ruins Call-Option Play
July 14, 2017... a $6 million piece of a deal Bank of America issued in 2004 changed hands on June 6 after hitting the secondary market at an above-par price, according to Empirasign.
Asset-Backed Alert
Big Data Can Tell Mortgage Traders an Amazing Amount About You
June 29, 2017"Investors in every other market get to see what they are buying -- but not mortgage bond investors," said Adam Murphy, founder of Empirasign Strategies LLC, a trading data firm for mortgage bond professionals. "I believe in privacy rights, but investors should be able to drive by the properties if they want."
Bloomberg News
P&M Notebook: electrical storm?
March 13, 2017BWICs in European ABS trading, which account for lots of the trading activity in more unusual assets, already have their own "electronic" marketplace in the form of Empirasign, which posts upcoming BWICs, cover levels, and most recent trading levels. It's not an execution venue, but it is much better than emailing or instant messaging BWIC annoucements, cover and colour in different, incompatible formats from every trading desk.
GlobalCapital
Investors Eye SFR Bond Exit Due to Blackstone IPO
January 24, 2017About US$213m of SFR bonds appeared on a bid list for sale Monday after investors learned some Blackstone bonds would be repaid as part of the Invitation Homes IPO. According to data provider Empirasign, it was the biggest day of bid list activity for SFR bonds since October 2015.
Reuters
New-Issue Lag Drives Secondary Trading
January 13, 2017According to Empirasign, the combined volume of outstanding asset-backed securities, mortgage bonds and CLOs offered for sale over the first three days of this week totaled $4.3 billion.
Asset-Backed Alert
RMBS primary still lags, but secondary market providing opportunities
October 04, 2016Non-agency RMBS trading has been upbeat over the past week, with trading volumes standing at just over $1.4bn, according to TRACE data gathered by Empirasign, putting it just behind CMBS and ABS with respect to BWIC volume.
GlobalCapital
CLO Refis Cloud Issuance Forecasts
September 23, 2016According to Empirasign, $1 billion of CLO paper was put up for sale last week. About $280 million failed to trade.
Asset-Backed Alert
Global CLO roundup: New issues to pick up this week amid YTD tights
September 12, 2016Investor demand for AAAs is still evident in the secondary. One May 2015 vintage AAA tranche covered at 143 bps on Friday after previously covering at 159 bps in late May, according to data from Empirasign Strategies.