Mark Pengelly

Desk editor

Articles by Mark Pengelly

Paying by the rules

As the US Treasury’s special master for executive compensation, Kenneth Feinberg has the task of overseeing pay for the top 100 employees at firms receiving exceptional government aid. In an exclusive interview, he discusses progress on pay reform,…

Now you PRDC them...

Power-reverse dual-currency notes proved a bonanza for dealers when markets were tame, but risk-managing the product has become a drain on resources and cash in recent years. As a result, some firms have decided to exit the market. Mark Pengelly…

CDS tested to the limit

Auctions to settle credit default swaps on media firm Thomson in October tested both the small bang protocol and the nerves of dealers. The outcome puzzled some market participants, while others have called for the removal of restructuring as a credit…

Index clampdown

The growth of commodity index investments has lured an increasingly diverse investor base into commodities in recent years. But with new regulations due to be announced in December, could this process be thrown into reverse? Mark Pengelly reports

An inspector calls

Since his appointment last December, Tarp inspector Neil Barofsky has conducted a range of audits and investigations into sensitive issues – most recently condemning the US Treasury’s oversight of AIG’s compensation policies. He speaks to Mark Pengelly…

Opportunity knocked

Tricky market conditions in inflation volatility, exacerbated by dealers’ structural hedging activity around 0% year-on-year inflation floors, have created a market rife with opportunities. But few clients are taking advantage. Mark Pengelly reports

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