Australian Structured Finance
Webinar
Enduring cost of living pressures and higher-for-longer interest rates continue to affect new deal credit quality and existing deal performance in Australia RMBS, ABS and covered bonds. At the same time, the Australian securitisation market has seen record level of issuance in 2024 year-to-date, including innovative issuance in the reverse mortgage space.
In this webinar, we will review:
- How will structured finance deals perform amid macroeconomic challenges?
- What type of new issuance trends has been driving issuance volume?
- Will borrower characteristics help limit the downside risks?
- Spotlight on reverse mortgages:
- What are the features of reverse mortgage securitisations?
- What are the key drivers underpinning the ratings?
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SpeakersIlya Serov Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings
Letitia Wong Analyst, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings
Si Chen Analyst, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings
Jacqui Dredge Vice President - Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings
Irene Kleyman Senior Vice President, Structured Finance Group Moody's Ratings
Alena Chen Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings
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If you have any questions about the event, please contact Eriko Yamada at eriko.yamada@moodys.com.
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Ilya Serov is the Associate Managing Director for Moody’s Structured Finance Group in Sydney, responsible for managing the new ratings team.
Prior to joining the Structured Finance Group, Ilya was a Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group, covering Australian major and investment banks. He was also the lead analyst for the Australian mortgage insurance sector. Ilya joined Moody’s Financial Institutions team in 2011, and was first based in New York, and then Sydney. Previously, he worked in Moody’s Structured Finance Group in Australia, where his responsibilities included residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and esoteric structures.
Before joining Moody’s in 2003, Ilya worked as an academic at a leading Australian university, researching and lecturing on corporate finance. Ilya holds Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degrees from the University of New South Wales.
Letitia Wong is an Analyst with Moody’s Structured Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, she covers insurance companies in Asia Pacific.
Prior to Moody’s, Letitia’s career includes positions at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Letitia holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Si Chen is an Analyst in Moody’s Structured Finance Group, based in Sydney. Si is a primary ratings analyst with a focus on RMBS, ABS and Covered Bonds. He joined Moody’s in 2017 as an Associate Analyst in the Financial Institution Group.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Si worked at Macquarie Bank in the Risk Management Group and Corporate Asset Finance Group.
Si holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Commercial Law) from the University of Sydney.
Jacqui Dredge is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in Moody’s Structured Finance Group, based in Sydney. Jacqui is a primary ratings analyst with a focus on Australian RMBS and ABS. She joined Moody’s in 2018 as an Analyst.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Jacqui worked at Bank of Queensland where she was responsible for the management of Structured Finance funding partnerships.
Jacqui holds a Business Science double honors degree from the University of Cape Town and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
| Irene Kleyman is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Structured Finance Group, based in Sydney. She is a primary ratings analyst with a focus on RMBS, ABCP and covered bonds. Previously, she managed the surveillance team for the Australian RMBS, ABS and CMBS sectors. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2004, Irene worked for three years as a portfolio analyst at JP Morgan, Sydney, specializing in the fixed-interest market. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Finance, both from Macquarie University, Sydney. |
Alena Chen is a Vice President – Senior Analyst with the Structured Finance Group’s surveillance team in Sydney. She monitors a portfolio of Australian RMBS, ABS and CMBS transactions.
Alena joined Moody’s in 2005. Prior to her transfer to Sydney, she was an Analyst with Moody’s Structured Finance Group’s derivatives team in New York, where she analyzed and rated various structured credit transactions.
Alena holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Chinese from Swarthmore College.