Foreign exchange
Profile - Andrew Kasapis
Matthew Attwood talks to Credit's new columnist Andrew Kasapis, director of consultancy Credit Hedge Ltd, about what was behind this year's subprime snarl-up
Column - Max Bublitz
Ben Bernanke's recent drive to increase transparency within the Fed is well-intentioned, but at times of financial stress the market needs strong leadership not 'free association sessions'
Back to basics
We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask ... We look at structured investment vehicles, the problem child of the credit markets
Q&A - Ali Pichvai
The managing director of trading technology provider Quod Financial talks about multi-asset trading and how this technique can benefit both buy and sell sides
Markit Group buys up confirmations service
The UK-based market data firm will go head to head with existing credit derivatives confirmations platforms after its integration of SwapsWire's business
Argentina bondholders optimistic over new deal
A more conciliatory stance from Argentina's new president has given holders of the sovereign's defaulted bonds fresh hope that a deal can be struck to bring to an end the long-running standoff
The Big Interview - Moody's
Brian Clarkson and Frederick Drevon from under-fire rating agency Moody's talk to Credit about what areas of their business they intend to tighten up and what effect the liquidity crisis may have on the broader market
Market graphic - The effects of inflation
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Legal Spotlight
As the credit cycle turns and the market prepares for a rise in the speculative-grade default rate, Stephen Phillips, partner at White & Case, fears that high-yield bondholders across Europe may be marginalised in the next wave of restructurings
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'
UBS to launch Greenhouse Index
UBS will launch the UBS Greenhouse Index (UBS-GHI), the first tradable investment benchmark to track the Greenhouse Effect, on January 23 2008. The UBS-GHI is the first integrated index that provides exposure to greenhouse gas emissions and their…
Barclays launches new core suite of investments
Barclays Bank has launched a new core range of investments focussing on capital preservation, which are designed to offer access to products that maximise returns in volatile markets. The issuer is Woolwich Plan Managers.
Dawnay Day Quantum offers uncapped returns
Dawnay Day Quantum will launch the DDQ European Stockmarket Maximiser III on 21 January, a six-year plan designed to offer index-beating returns in European Equity markets.
DBRS retreats from Europe
Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) has closed its European offices in London, Paris and Frankfurt as a result of deteriorating revenues in the wake of the credit crisis.
HSBC bolsters Asian team
HSBC has appointed Gary Hung as managing director and head of intermediaries, north Asia in Wealth Management Sales, Global Markets.
Deutsche Bank excludes credit from new fund-linked note
Deutsche Bank has launched a fund-linked note designed to offer institutional investors stability with added alpha returns. The Globe note aims to outperform Libor or Euribor rates by 3% while simultaneously offering capital protection.
Barclays Capital launches deposit deals for offshore
Barclays Capital has launched the latest product in its Structured Deposit Series for Offshore Life Bonds. The five-year product offers two separate deposit accounts designed exclusively for inclusion in an offshore life bond: the Guaranteed Bric 40…
Blue Sky Asset Management launches the Protected Income Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management (BSAM) has launched its debut product, the sterling-denominated Protected Income Plan, which delivers a coupon of 10% per year while ensuring 100% contingent capital protection at maturity.
Merrill Lynch launches new carbon certificate in Europe
Merrill Lynch has launched a five-year certificate linked to companies with reduced carbon footprints set to benefit from the push for cleaner energy. The 100% capital protected certificate offers 100% participation and will track the bank’s proprietary…
Lehman Brothers launches new FX products in US
Lehman Brothers has launched three new principal protected notes (PPNs) in the US. Two of the products are currency-linked investments which allow investors to benefit from further weakening of the US dollar, while the third is based on a hard and soft…