Lewtan Technologies Signs DBRS to ABSNet

Credit rating agency Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) is to use Lewtan Technologies’ ABSNet and ABSNet Cash Flows services to help strengthen its presence in the European structured finance market. “ABSNet Cash Flows gives us the ability to accurately model the asset cash flows and note payment rules, which allows us to test each tranche under a variety of economic scenarios. Given that ABSNet also makes their own models available to subscribers at the pre-issuance stage, this contributes significantly to market transparency,” says Victoria Johnstone, senior vice president, structured finance quantitative group, DBRS.