Sovereign bonds
Irish bank CDS spreads keep rising
CDS spreads increases for Irish financials, but stabilise for eurozone peripherals
Merkel's EU bailout plan threatens Basel’s sovereign zero risk weights
Discussions are already under way behind closed doors, knock-on effects for bank capital could be substantial
Central banker Honohan expects IMF loan for Ireland
Trinity College's Lucey adds, "Thank God we have an honest central bank governor. He's the first official to call it as he sees it."
It's hard to argue that Indonesia is a better credit than Spain
Indonesia: better than Spain?
Sri Lanka bond cheers emerging market investors
Deals in Focus: Sri Lanka
Banking crisis in Ireland heightens fears of sovereign default
When the luck of the Irish ran out...
Roubini: Eurozone restructurings will leave bondholders facing losses
Government debt levels in peripheral Europe mean restructurings cannot be avoided, economist Nouriel Roubini tells Credit magazine.
Cranking up inflation supply
Issuance assured
EM investors should be wary of currency movements, says Payden & Rygel
Managing principals Robin Creswell and Kristin Ceva say currency volatility is a risk for local currency investments.
DMOs to Basel Committee: leave our bonds out of your buffers
New rules mean banks will have to load-up on government debt, but one apparent beneficiary - debt management offices - are against the idea
Liquid CDSs mean cheaper debt, Fitch research finds
Study shows strong correlation between CDS liquidity and yields on sovereign debt
The tail that wags the dog
The tail that wags the dog
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange seeks to capitalise on Israel's 'developed market' status
A new phase for Tase
Basel Committee sovereign debt plans criticised
Basel Committee’s proposal to increase bank liquidity through sovereign bonds could hinder efforts to meet capital ratio targets, conference hears
EC looks to tackle unilateral approach to short selling
The EC’s new short-selling rules should reduce unco-ordinated action by national regulators, say dealers
Pimco’s Andrew Balls talks about the European sovereign debt crisis
Balls says support packages "might just provide the opportunity for conservative investors to get out"
Iraq woos bond investors as sovereign debt tightens
Iraq is beginning to open its doors again to international investors. With the country needing to raise capital to develop the infrastructure required to exploit its energy reserves, Credit looks at the role bond issuance could play in Iraq’s future.
BlueBay recruits Deutsche’s Mark Dowding
Former head of European fixed income for DWS Investments hired to build government bond franchise.
Equity volatility backlash
Taking a long equity volatility position is a favourite macro hedge for risk managers and traders across asset classes, but the trade doesn’t always work as expected. How has the volatility experienced in May and June affected macro hedging? Joel Clark…
ECB closes in on inferior collateral with new haircut scheme
European Central Bank’s new discount schedule increases haircuts levied on troublesome collateral, such as asset-backed securities; analysts expect move to discourage pledging of risky assets
M&G slams Cebs stress tests
Fund manager criticises sovereign risk assumptions and raises Basel III fears
ICBC’s Wang warns on eurozone debt contagion and Chinese property fears
In a contribution to Asia Risk’s 15th anniversary edition, Wang Lili, executive director and senior executive vice-president of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, cites the European sovereign debt crisis as a key risk management challenge for…
Double dip seen as most likely threat to financial system
Recent Risk.net poll finds market fears second global slowdown above other scenarios
Quant Congress USA: UK and Netherlands least risky European debt
Relatively healthy private sector means UK and Netherlands least likely to default