Foreign exchange

Auction rates securities investigations gathering steam

Regulatory investigations into the collapse of the auction rate securities (ARS) market are getting under way in the US, while investors stuck holding illiquid paper turn to the fledgling secondary market in an attempt to unwind their positions.

Dividend option market tipped for growth

Dividend swaps have been under pressure since the onset of the credit crisis, as fears of dividend cuts have caused the historically steep curve to flatten considerably. But, despite gloomy economic forecasts, the investor base appears to be expanding,…

Can the Icelandic meltdown be avoided?

Fears over the strength of the Icelandic banking system have caused the wholesale system to shut on Icelandic banks, prompting the country’s central bank to hike interest rates to record levels. At first sight, the initiative appears to have worked, with…

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