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June 2008

HBOS attempts a jump-start


HBOS deserves the gratitude of its rivals for its attempt at a UK RMBS benchmark, but it may prove futile in the short term.




The refrain has been unilateral and increasingly plaintive: "The European securitization market cannot recover until one of the UK master trusts comes back to the market". With spreads having shot from around 9 basis points over Libor to triple digits last summer it is hardly a surprise that those master trust issuers were less than enthusiastic to assume the role of trailblazer. So when HBOS announced a small (£500 million) issuance from its own Permanent UK RMBS master trust in May it was both a sign of...


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