Climate Transition and Fixed Income: Identifying Leaders and Laggards

In the latest episode of our “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, was joined by Barbara Lambotte, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income Research at Morningstar Sustainalytics, and Christian Aufsatz, Managing Director, European Structured Finance Ratings at Morningstar DBRS, to discuss the climate transition and fixed income.Our guests discussed the interconnectivity of climate change and credit and how transitioning to a net-zero economy creates risks and opportunities for fixed income investors. They also explored the upside and the downside of labelled bonds and how investors identify and select the leaders from the traditional green bonds to broader transition related fixed-income investments as well as how they incorporate downside risk.By downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only. 

In the latest episode of our “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Erin Stafford, Managing Director of North American Real Estate Ratings, and Mirco Iacobucci, Senior Vice President and Sector Lead of European Commercial Real Estate Ratings, to discuss the current state of the commercial real estate (CRE) sector and commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) markets both in Europe and the U.S. Our analysts discussed the CMBS subsectors that continue to face headwinds, others that are either evolving and surviving, as well as others that are emerging as a new subasset classes. Our analysts reflected on the performance of CMBS credit ratings and the challenges that must be addressed in an environment of higher interest rates for a longer period. They also shared their credit outlooks as well as views on issuance in the CMBS market.By downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In the latest episode of Morningstar DBRS’ “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Andrew Lynch, Vice President, European Structured Finance Ratings, Surveillance, and Petter Wettestad, Assistant Vice President, European Structured Finance Ratings, Surveillance, to discuss the UK Housing Market. Morningstar DBRS’ analysts discussed the recent trends, such as UK house prices showing signs of cooling off but recent data suggesting a recent reversal in that trend. They delved into details of UK RMBS and how its various subsectors are currently performing in the aftermath of high inflation and high interest rates. They further explored the key drivers and challenges faced by the different segments of the UK mortgage market and, based on these factors and our analysis, also shared their thoughts on how the market is shaping up, discussing any wider impact on the UK RMBS transactions as a whole.Related Content:Commentary – “UK RMBS: Resilient for the Most Part” https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/439421/uk-rmbs-resilient-for-the-most-partMethodology – “European RMBS Insight: UK Addendum”https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437988/european-rmbs-insight-uk-addendumBy downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In the latest episode of Morningstar DBRS’ “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Carlos Silva, Senior Vice President, Sector Lead, European Structured Credit Ratings, and Jerry van Koolbergen, Managing Director, U.S. Structured Credit Ratings, to discuss the varied drivers of private credit expansion over the past few years. Morningstar DBRS’ analysts delved into details of private credit, exploring the similarities between private credit funds and the typical securitisation-like set up observed in some transactions. They shared how Morningstar DBRS analyses the underlying corporate credits within these structures as well as sharing their views on the credit and issuance outlook of private credit through the securitisation lens both in the Europe and the U.S.Related Content:“Growing Footprint of Private Credit in Europe” https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/433875/growing-footprint-of-private-credit-in-europe“Global Methodology for Rating CLOs and Corporate CDOs”https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/439759/global-methodology-for-rating-clos-and-corporate-cdos“Global Methodology for Rating Debt Issued by Investment Funds”https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/432214/global-methodology-for-rating-debt-issued-by-investment-funds By downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In the latest episode of Morningstar DBRS’ “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, host Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads Morningstar DBRS’ European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Dylan Cissou, Senior Vice President, Lead, Structured Finance Analytics, Quant, and Christian Aufsatz, Managing Director, European Structured Finance Ratings to discuss the potential impact of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) scores on residential property values in England/Wales and how EPC scores could affect Morningstar DBRS’ structured finance credit analysis in European mortgage-backed securities.The episode also explores whether there is a quantitative relationship between energy-efficiency improvements and house prices, and includes a discussion of how Morningstar DBRS embarked on this quantitative exercise, which data sets were used, and how the models to test different variables were chosen. Related Content:“EPCs Creating Ripples, Not Waves, for House Prices in England and Wales” https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/433237/epcs-creating-ripples-not-waves-for-house-prices-in-england-and-walesBy downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In the latest episode of Morningstar DBRS’ “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, host Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Guglielmo Panizza, Vice President, European ABS Ratings, and Miklos Halasz, Assistant Vice President, European ABS Ratings, to discuss the treatment of alternative-fuelled vehicles in asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions. The episode provides an overview of the European auto market covering key trends and some differences among jurisdictions. Road vehicles contribute roughly 15% of global CO2 emissions, and, more specifically, cars and vans contribute around 10%. Working towards net-zero targets, the auto industry is shifting towards alternative fuel vehicles, and we are beginning to see this change also in securitised European auto pools. The speakers examine whether this transition from internal combustion engines to alternative-fuelled vehicles has any impact on the credit performance or credit rating analysis of auto ABS transactions.Related Content:“European Auto ABS: Too Much Green Can Add Uncertainty” https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/432991/european-auto-abs-too-much-green-can-add-uncertainty“Rating European Auto Wholesale Securitisations” https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/435289/rating-european-auto-wholesale-securitisationsBy downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In this episode of Morningstar DBRS’ “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, host Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Rehanna Sameja, Senior Vice President, European RMBS & Covered Bond Ratings and Jonathan Riber, Senior Vice President, Sector Lead U.S. ABS Ratings, Consumer Assets, to discuss the solar energy sector.The episode covered the key components of our recently published commentary, "Sun is Beginning to Shine on European Residential Solar ABS" available at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/433299, and our global "Rating Solar ABS Transactions" methodology available at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/434677. The panel also discussed recent advances in the solar energy sector, the state of the solar asset-backed securities (ABS) securitisation market, the unique traits of solar ABS contracts, and their probable influence on credit considerations. The panel also looked at divergence across different solar contract types and explored analytical considerations for rating them accordingly.By downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In this episode of Morningstar DBRS’ “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, host Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads our European Structured Finance Research team, is joined by Adriana Alvarado, Senior Vice President, Sector Lead of Global Sovereign Ratings and Ketan Thaker, Managing Director of European RMBS & Covered Bond Ratings to discuss the impact of the new Labour government on the UK’s housing market. The episode explored the shift to the newly elected Labour Party-led government after 14 years of Conservative Party-led rule, the election result’s impact on the UK economy, and the key takeaways from this change. As always, house prices and housing availability are important to UK voters. The panel discussed the views presented in the pre-election Labour Party manifesto, particularly those around housing plans for the next parliament. Past governments have repeatedly failed to meet housebuilding targets, and the speakers examined whether the problem lies in the number of houses built or other factors at play. The panel also delved into our credit view on how the new government’s proposed policies could affect the performance of UK residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) transactions.By downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.

In this episode of Morningstar DBRS’s “European Securitisation Insights” podcast, host Mudasar Chaudhry, Head of European Structured Finance Research, collates the thoughts of Morningstar DBRS analysts featured at this year’s 2024 Global ABS conference in Barcelona:- Ronja Dahmen, Vice President, European RMBS & Covered Bond Ratings spoke on the Day 1 panel European Residential MBS- Christian Aufsatz, Head of European Structured Finance, moderated the Day 2 Issuer Roundtable- Mudasar Chaudhry, Head of European Structured Finance Research, moderated the Day 2 Investor Roundtable- Sebastiano Romano, Vice President, European NPL Ratings, spoke on the Day 1 European NPL/RPL Supply panelRelated research is available at the following link: https://go-dbrs.morningstar.com/GlobalABS2024 By downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only. 

In this episode, Mudasar Chaudhry, who leads European Structured Finance Research at Morningstar DBRS, is joined by Begum Gursoy, Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions at Morningstar Sustainalytics, and Christian Aufsatz, Managing Director, European Structured Finance Ratings at Morningstar DBRS, to discuss topics related to climate change and relevant credit considerations in structured finance. The inaugural part of the session saw us discussing the key differences between second-party opinions (SPOs) and credit ratings. We then turned our attention to the key considerations in the context of SPOs and credit risk analysis when considering climate change. We also discussed if SPOs or a lack thereof, impact credit ratings analysis in European Structured Finance. The speakers also shared their views on whether ESG-labelled transactions carry any premium and how they see the market evolving. Related research is available at the following link: Commentary - ESG: Climate Risk and Credit: -- https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/413235/esg-climate-risk-and-creditMethodology - Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030/morningstar-dbrs-criteria-approach-to-environmental-social-and-governance-risk-factors-in-credit-ratingsBy downloading or listening to this podcast, you are agreeing to the Morningstar DBRS disclaimer and legal terms and conditions found at dbrs.morningstar.com/about/disclaimer and dbrs.morningstar.com/about/termsandconditions, including that the information provided is not investment, financial or other advice. Morningstar DBRS will not be liable for losses arising from your use of the information. Please note that the content of this podcast is intended for European audiences only.