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Why crowdfunding threatens traditional bank lending
Up to 40% of China’s $1.7 trillion LGFV loans are at high risk of default. What’s a panicking Beijing to do?
August 2007
by Alex Chambers and Jethro Wookey
Early last month, the association of German Pfandbrief banks (Verband Deutscher Pfandbriefbanken – VDP) met to discuss the ratings agencies’ methodology for rating covered bonds. The members of the VDP feel that the type of data asked for by the agencies, specifically that relating to the cover pools, is overly constricting in terms of the amount of time and investment required to provide it.
The role of ratings agencies in the covered bond market has become increasingly central as the product has grown away from its German roots. For issuers to position their covered bond programmes as an alternative to government debt, a triple-A rating is essential. This gives the ratings agencies an...
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