Structured squeeze

The Japanese credit markets have been a relative oasis of calm amid the turmoil since mid-2007. But new consumer-debt laws, coupled with concerns about the Bear Stearns bailout, are casting a pall over the securitisation sector. By Kathleen Kearney

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The structured credit market in Japan, estimated at Yen9 trillion ($90 billion) in 2007 by Fitch Ratings, looked far more stable than any other major credit market at the start of 2008. While total issuance fell in 2007 by 7%, according to Fitch estimates, there was talk of the possibility of growth in some product categories this year, albeit in simple structures with low leverage based on solid underlying credits put together by well-known originators. But a lot can happen in a couple of

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