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In the shadows

Booming over-the-counter derivatives markets may be generating huge revenues for dealers, but they are also casting a worrying shadow over trading book profits in the form of counterparty credit risk. Are contingent credit default swaps the answer?

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Hedge Funds Review gathered 10 of the administration industry's great and good to share their thoughts on the most pressing issues facing the industry today...

How to keep the barbarians at bay

The recent attempted buyout of Sainsbury's showed that no one is safe from the clutches of private equity; cash-rich houses are now clubbing together in joint bids to target even the largest names. Matthew Attwood explains the consequences for credit…

Investors shy away from curve steepeners

Credit curve steepener trades using constant maturity swaps have emerged as an innovative way to take advantage of the much-anticipated rise in credit volatility. So what is hampering take-up of these products? By Hardeep Dhillon

Q&A: Laura Fazio

The head of media and entertainment in the Americas at Dresdner Kleinwort in New York explains what film distribution securitisations offer investors

Canaras Capital

Anthony Clemente, chief executive of New York-based investment manager Canaras Capital, talks to Victor Anderson about the challenges facing a start-up business in the 'alternative' fund management space, including the thorny issue of transparency

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