Securitisation/Definition

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Securitisation [r]: the conversion of a cash flow into a marketable security (usually the offer for sale of claims upon debt repayments, and often categorised according to the expected risk of default. Examples include colateralised debt obligations (CDOs) and structured investment vehicles (SIVs).)