Dutch securitisation market: year-end review 2012

By 2012, the Dutch securitisation market appeared to be operating under a clearer post-crisis settlement. The market was still more selective than before 2007, but it was visibly active, and the pattern of issuance suggests a stronger emphasis on repeat shelves, better disclosure and simpler collateral stories. This was also the period in which loan-level reporting and standardised data became much more central to the practical future of European securitisation.

Storm remained highly visible through multiple transactions, while Saecure, Orange Lion, Arena, Hermes and Dutch MBS also appeared. ABN AMRO’s Beluga and Dolphin master issuer platforms continued to feature in the programme landscape. Highway added auto and lease-related ABS, underlining again that the Dutch structured finance market extended beyond owner-occupied mortgages alone.

The year appears to stand at the threshold between crisis adaptation and a more stable reopening. The old market had not returned, but the shape of the new one was becoming clearer: more transparent, more disciplined and more dependent on data quality and programme credibility.

2012 transaction list

27-01-2012 | ASN Bank N.V. | LOWLAND | Lowland Mortgage Backed Securities 1 B.V. | Residential Mortgages
13-02-2012 | Obvion N.V. | STORM | STORM 2012-I B.V. | Residential Mortgages
06-03-2012 | Principal Residential Investment Mortgages | Principal Residential Investment Mortgages 1 S.A. | Principal Residential Investment Mortgages 1 S.A. | Residential Mortgages
04-04-2012 | Obvion N.V. | STORM | STORM 2012-II B.V. | Residential Mortgages
18-04-2012 | Vesteda | Vesteda Residential Funding | Vesteda Residential Funding II B.V. | Structured Finance
25-04-2012 | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Beluga Master Issuer | Beluga Master Issuer B.V. | Residential Mortgages
03-05-2012 | Aegon Hypotheken B.V. | SAECURE | Saecure 11 B.V. | Residential Mortgages
10-05-2012 | Athlon | HIGHWAY | Highway 2012-I B.V. | Structured Finance
08-06-2012 | Obvion N.V. | STORM | STORM 2012-III B.V. | Residential Mortgages
12-06-2012 | ING Bank N.V. | Orange Lion | Orange Lion VII RMBS B.V. | Residential Mortgages
26-06-2012 | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Dolphin Master Issuer | Dolphin Master Issuer B.V. | Residential Mortgages
29-06-2012 | DBV levensverzekeringsmaatschappij | Holland Homes | Stichting Holland Homes Oranje II | Residential Mortgages
19-09-2012 | Obvion N.V. | STORM | STORM 2012-IV B.V. | Residential Mortgages
01-10-2012 | ASN Bank N.V. | HERMES | Holland Mortgage Backed Series (Hermes) XVIII B.V. | Residential Mortgages
01-10-2012 | NIBC Bank N.V. | Dutch MBS | Dutch MBS XVII B.V. | Residential Mortgages
15-10-2012 | Obvion N.V. | STORM | STORM 2012-V B.V. | Residential Mortgages
03-12-2012 | Aegon Hypotheken B.V. | SAECURE | SAECURE 12 B.V. | Residential Mortgages
12-12-2012 | Delta Lloyd N.V. | Arena | Arena 2012-I B.V. | Residential Mortgages
13-12-2012 | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Dolphin Master Issuer | Dolphin Master Issuer B.V. | Residential Mortgages