Episodes

  • Prefunding preferred please
    Nov 10 2025

    George Smith talks to Thomas Hopkins about what S&P’s France downgrade means for CLOs and sterling ABS issuers’ enthusiasm for prefunding

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    20 mins
  • Discretionary commission in the rear view mirror
    Nov 3 2025

    Waterfall's forward flow advantages, UK auto ABS resumes and CLO managers tackle a bifurcated leveraged loan market

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    33 mins
  • The seesaw of CLO mezz
    Oct 27 2025

    George Smith talks to Tom Hall about a wobble in the sterling ABS market and to Tom Hopkins about some signs of widening in CLO mezz

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    28 mins
  • Sharia compliant RMBS gets into its stride
    Oct 20 2025

    Tom Hall talks to George Smith about mortgage tokenisation and Thomas Hopkins about a bifurcation in the leverage loan market and a breakthrough deal in UK RMBS

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    22 mins
  • Another Fine Thomas
    Oct 15 2025

    Thomas Hopkins, GlobalCapital’s new CLO reporter, makes his debut on the pod discussing a wave of CLO resets with Tom Hall

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    25 mins
  • A buzz in the air
    Sep 30 2025

    George Smith talks to Tom Hall about an exciting deal in the pipeline, SME financing and supply from Santander

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    19 mins
  • A baker's dozen of loan types
    Sep 23 2025

    George Smith talks to Tom Hall about tight spreads in the European ABS market and KKR's blockbuster acquisition of NewDay's credit card book.

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    18 mins
  • The Santander show
    Sep 16 2025

    Tom Hall talks to George Smith about the lively and Santander-dominated European ABS primary market, before discussing the bankruptcy of US ABS issuer Tricolor with Chad Van Estrop

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    25 mins