RESTARTING SECURITIZATION MARKETS IS CRITICAL
IMF: securitization can positively contribute to financial stability and sustainable economic growth
Although recent public opinion has focused on what went wrong with securitization, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is important to recognize the many benefits associated with sound securitization. Mobilizing illiquid assets and transferring credit risk away from the banking system to a more diversified set of holders continues to be an important objective of securitization, and the structuring technology in which different tranches are sold to various investors is meant to help to more finely tailor the distribution of risks and returns to potential …
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