SYNTHETIC SECURITIZATIONS PODCAST, July 2020

ITFA is pleased to broadcast a podcast on one of the sessions of the Insurance Committee webinar titled: Synthetic Securitizations, held on Friday 12^th June 2020.

TFG heard from Alan Ball of Texel Group at the invitation of Silja Calac, ITFA on the area of synthetic securitisation. While synthetic securitisation can be a highly technical area, it is also an area of growing interest in the insurance market. The section of the presentation covered in the video was intended to serve as a high-level and basic introduction to the area for those who have no prior background in securitisation and to describe how insurers are beginning to play a role on these transactions.

In the video, the following topics are covered and discussed:

• The background to the synthetic securitisation market
• What exactly is a synthetic securitisation and how it differs from a traditional securitization
• Why banks execute these transactions and typical features
• Why these transactions are attractive to insurer and banks alike and how insurers are beginning to play a role

Please find the link to the full version of the video here:  https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/video-synthetic-securitizations/