Central banks
Bailout time for SIVs
Investors are watching eagerly as banks unveil plans to restructure their ailing SIVs. Hardeep Dhillon looks at the various schemes and how they affect the proposed M-LEC 'super-SIV'
Morgan Stanley launches four new structured products.
Morgan Stanley has released four new structured products that offer exposure to Asian indexes and the FTSE 100.
CIMB offers dented banks
Malaysia's CIMB, has launched the Rebound FRNID (floating-rate negotiable instruments of deposit) product, which is designed to benefit from the potential rebound of four major global banks negatively impacted by the US subprime crisis: Citi, Merrill…
A prime time to invest
Choosing a prime broker can be a daunting task for any hedge fund manager. David Walker met Lehman Brothers' Gunner Burkhart for some tips on how to make the right decision and avoid the political pitfalls common in some investment banks
Mercurial talents
Led by oil traders Marco Dunand and Daniel Jaeggi, Mercuria Energy Group's turnover has grown fivefold in only three years. Roderick Bruce talks to Dunand, Mercuria's head of global trading, about the company's rapid expansion and its plans for 2008 and…
The year ahead
From widespread house price falls and increases in foreclosures, to funding innovations and alterations in regulation, 2008 will be a year of unprecedented change and adjustment for mortgage banks. Mortgage Risk, together with a select panel of leading…
Plan for the worst, says regulator
The UK Financial Services Authority has warned lenders to prepare in case the funding markets stay shut
Industry sets template for loan modifications
A framework sponsored by the US administration to soften the impact of subprime resets provides comfort for servicers and clarity for investors
Storms brewing
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Market making put to the test
Covered Bonds
Forget moral hazard
Interview
Mixed reaction to central bank liquidity push
Central banks acting in concert eased liquidity troubles at the end of 2007 but a more fundamental improvement in money markets will be harder to achieve, say analysts
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