Foreign exchange
How bonus structures contributed to the credit crisis
For a fistful of dollars
Legal Spotlight
In the first of a two-part article, Laurence Pettit, a partner at Baker & McKenzie, argues that credit rating agencies are not the malign influence that some would portray them as; rather they are a product of a regulatory regime that gave them the space…
Markit to distribute data on Reuters 3000 Xtra
The new service - the first time Markit has distributed data via a third party - will give Reuters users access to pricing on the iTraxx and CDX indices, as well as end-of-day pricing on other credits
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 ... Mel Mitchley, industry relations director at Callcredit, looks at the credit search market
Hedge funds: The bargain hunters
There are rich pickings to be had amongst the ruins of the summer's ravaged credit markets: hedge funds that survived the crisis are now putting together funds to invest in the wide availability of cheap securities. Nikki Marmery meets the executives at…
Deal of the month
Royal Bank of Scotland
Deal of the month
Schneider Electric
Banks launch 'super-SIV' to rescue ailing funds
A multi-billion dollar initiative by a group of investment banks sees the launch of a super-conduit that will buy assets from struggling SIVs. Banks hope the fund will bring liquidity to the market
Market Graphic - Fed rate cuts
Stephen Gallagher, chief US economist at Societe Generale, looks at whether Fed rate cuts will succeed in calming the troubled waters of the US economy
Deal of the month
TGI international
Funds of funds surge back into credit
Lured by the return of relative value, funds of funds are once again investing in credit. In these troubled times, they argue that the diversification of their strategies offers safer investments than single-manager credit hedge funds. Nikki Marmery…
The Big Interview: Andrew Feltus
The man who controls Pioneer Investment Management's $11 billion high-yield bond portfolio tells Dalia Fahmy how he plans to make money in 2008
Profile: Avarina Miller
The senior vice-president at Demica, the provider of working capital services, talks to Matthew Attwood about how volatility is increasing appetite for more traditional structures
Talking point - The end of the acronym?
Will investor appetite for complex financial products be restored, or are we returning to a more traditional marketplace? Credit asked five market participants for their views
GRC Roundtable: Getting the edge
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Risk and the law
Editor's letter
Heating up
Structured products