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Securitisation
Securitisation
MEANING
Securitisation is a process by which the assets of
Securitisation Process
The originator (company) identifies the assets for securitisation purposes and transfers to the special
Advantages
Companies having low credit rating can issue asset
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
Credit Rating
Securities are to be rated by credit rating agencies Minimum rating bbb Rating agencies rate the transaction and evaluate
Securitisation in India
Originated by icici in 1991 by securitising the bills
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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