Securitisation: A Primer

"Securitisation is one of the burgeoning investment and risk management mechanisms across the world that has sent ripples through the finance industry. Though complex, it is a structured financial instrument for pooling and packaging cash producing financial assets into securities sold to investors. A primer on the subject, this book provides a unique standpoint on securitisation in the wake of US sub-prime crisis and its significance to India. Written in jargon-free, lucid and reader-friendly style, this book unfolds the Indian securitisation market. Securitisation: A Primer discusses the Indian legal and regulatory issues, market practices and conventions in structuring securities. The book adopts a practical 'do-it-yourself’ excel sheet-based approach to help readers simulate the cash flows of a securitisation deal. It is an excellent piece of work for all those active and interested in the flourishing market. The accompanying CD contains: Exhibits of cash flow modeling and structuring of securitization transactions, which are arranged chapterwise."