What Drives Bank Securitisation? The Spanish Experience
Posted: 3 Jun 2012 Last revised: 19 Jun 2012
Date Written: June 3, 2012
Abstract
This paper analyses the reasons why Spanish banks securitised in the period 2000-2007 on such a large scale that Spain has become the European country with the second-largest issuance volume after the UK.
The results were obtained by applying a logistic regression model to a sample of 408 observations indicate that liquidity and the search for improved performance are the decisive factors in securitisation. We find no evidence to support hypotheses regarding credit risk transfer and regulatory capital arbitrage. Our study also presents a more detailed analysis that differentiates between asset and liability securitisation programmes.
Keywords: Securitisation, ABS, CDO, Credit risk transfer, Regulatory capital arbitrage
JEL Classification: G21, G28
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