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Rehanna Sameja

Rehanna Sameja

Senior Vice President and Sector Lead of European RMBS & Covered Bond Ratings at Morningstar DBRS.

Sep 16, 2026

15:09
And Rihanna, what is the biggest misconception for the conventional RMBS investors who are participating in this Islamic finance market?
15:19
I think the misconception goes a bit further than what we've already covered.
15:24
People often boil it down to just swapping interest for rent and loan for HPP.
15:30
But even the legal work involved reflects a real difference.
15:35
Legal opinions on true sale get obtained in any R&B as conventional or showy or compliant.
15:41
That's not unique here.
15:43
What's different is what those opinions are actually confirming.

8 MINS LATER

23:47
And lastly, for you, Rehana, then, you already alluded to some of those factors, but from a purely credit perspective, what are the key risks investors should focus on when looking at the, say, share-compliant securitizations? And are there any specific rating considerations compared with, say, conventional mortgage-backed transactions that should be paid a little bit more attention to?

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