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ASSET SECURITISATION

MEANING
Securitisation is a process by which the assets of

homogenous nature are picked up (cherry picking)


from the balance sheet, bundled together and converted into securities of convenient size and issued in the market through a merchant banker known as special purpose vehicle (spv)

Securitisation Process
The originator (company) identifies the assets for securitisation purposes and transfers to the special

purpose vehicle (SPV)


SPV issues pass Through certificate Pass through certificates are sold in the market and financial institutions invest in it. The collection agent collects the assets on the maturity dates and transfer to the spv The SPV will make payment to investors

Advantages
Companies having low credit rating can issue asset

backed securities with higher credit rating and at


lower interest cost. Conversion of illiquid assets into liquid assets Improved capital adequacy

Advantages
Operation in a particular business area/portfolio can be increased without increasing the total exposure to that of the area of assets More economies of scale of operations Additional income to the originator when acts as collection agent Spread between interest rate offered to the investors

and the interest earned on the assets constitutes the


profit
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Credit Rating
Securities are to be rated by credit rating agencies Minimum rating bbb Rating agencies rate the transaction and evaluate

the aggregate risk from the four major areas:


collateral risk structural risk legal risk third party risk

Securitisation in India
Originated by icici in 1991 by securitising the bills

receivables under the sellers lines of credit


Subsequently,the car loans were securitised Since then, over 300 asset pools aggregating more than 500 crores have been securitised

Problems
Lack of investors with liabilities matching the assets Statutory agencies like insurance companies, epf are not allowed to invest in pass through certificates Interest rate is not attractive compared to the maturity period Court intervention is required for repossession of the mortgaged assets Spv is assessed for income tax at the maximum marginal rate Stamp duty is to be paid on the transfer transactions
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