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What is a Credit Rating? Rating Agencies Explained
What is a credit rating? How credit rating agencies rate issuers and notes, the rating scales, public vs private ratings, costs and whether issuers need one.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is an Arranger? The Role Explained for Issuers
What is an arranger? What arrangers do in bond, loan and securitisation issues, how they differ from bookrunners, and how to choose one.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is a Professional Investor in the UAE?
What is a professional investor in the UAE? The CMA, DFSA and FSRA investor categories and qualifying criteria explained for issuers placing securities.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a Private Placement? A Guide for Issuers
What is a private placement? How issuers raise debt or equity from selected investors without a public offer, the main markets, the rules and when to use one.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is an ABS? Asset-Backed Securities Explained
What is an ABS? How asset-backed securities work, the main types, how they compare with CLOs and CLNs, and what issuers need to bring an ABS to market.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a Medium Term Note (MTN)? A Guide for Issuers
What is a medium term note? How MTN programmes work, the documents involved, EMTN vs US MTN, and when issuers use a programme over a bond.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is a Guernsey ICC? Incorporated Cells Explained
What is a Guernsey ICC? How incorporated cell companies give each cell its own legal personality, how they differ from PCCs and when issuers use them.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is Sports Finance? Funding Clubs and Rights
What is sport finance? How clubs and rights holders raise capital against transfer fees, media rights and sponsorship, and how private credit structures it.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What is a Guernsey PCC? Protected Cells Explained
What is a Guernsey PCC? How protected cell companies ring-fence assets in cells, what they are used for and how they compare with Luxembourg.
John Hubball
Director, Securitisation & Capital Markets
What are Tracker Certificates? A Guide for Issuers
What are trackers? How tracker certificates follow an index, basket or strategy, how they compare with ETFs and AMCs, and how issuers bring one to market.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
What is a Loan Covenant? A Guide for Issuers
What is a loan covenant? Affirmative, negative and financial covenants explained, what happens on a breach, and how issuers should negotiate them.
Ben Rockell
Director, Sales & Business Development
How to Issue an Actively Managed Certificate (AMC)
AMC issuance explained: how to issue an actively managed certificate, bank vs SPV issuers, documents, costs, timeline and what managers should check.
