Briefs: CBA launches RMBS, ASIC cancels forex company's licence

Banking Day staff
  • Commonwealth Bank has launched an issue of residential-mortgage backed securities, seeking A$1 billion in funds. Medallion Trust Series 2015-1 is backed by a portfolio of loans with an average loan-to-valuation ratio of 59.8 per cent and an average loan size of $298,149. Investment loans account for 23.6 per cent of the portfolio and interest only loans account for 17.5 per cent.
  • The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has cancelled the financial services licence of a foreign exchange company, Enfinium Pty Ltd. ASIC was concerned that the company, which operates a margin foreign exchange business, did not have adequate risk management systems. In Particular, Enfinium did not keep records of execution delays. The company appointed administrators last October.