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Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities: Spread Determinants and Over-Reliance on Credit Ratings

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  • Dennis Vink
  • Frank Fabozzi

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In this paper, we empirically investigate two economic issues (1) the factors that affect the primary market spread on non-U.S. asset-backed securities and (2) whether investors rely solely on credit ratings and ignore other credit-related factors. We do so by using a panel-data fixed-effects model of primary market spreads for tranches of non-mortgage-related asset-backed securities issued over the period 1999-2006. With respect to the determinants of the primary market spread, we find that spread can be explained in terms of two factors credit rating and bond market conditions. Our tests support the hypothesis that despite heavy reliance on credit ratings, investors do consider factors that the rating agencies state that they consider in assigning ratings. Hence, there is reason to suspect that the notion of pure reliance on assigned ratings that has been popularized in the market may be overstated.

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  • Dennis Vink & Frank Fabozzi, 2009. "Non-U.S. Asset-Backed Securities: Spread Determinants and Over-Reliance on Credit Ratings," Yale School of Management Working Papers amz2493, Yale School of Management.
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