Foreign exchange
November target for CDS central counterparty
Dealers have pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to begin using a central counterparty for clearing credit derivatives by the end of November.
Bernanke: covered bonds "attractive" replacement for GSEs
Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) could be replaced by a US mortgage-backed covered bond market, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested on Friday.
Investors' interest intensifies in hedge funds as countries compete for business
With vast sums looking for attractive investment opportunities, the Middle East is ripe for hedge fund development. While there are significant challenges still to overcome, liberalisation and the development of viable financial service centres are…
Derivatives open the door to property arbitrage
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Interpreting the current volatility regime
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Eurex Clearing OTC Trade facilities
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High five for distressed investors
There is a celebratory mood amongst distressed debt investors. Having spent several years scratching around for opportunities in a raging bull market, their cup now runneth over. We profile five leading funds in the distressed arena
Collateral damage
The practice of posting collateral against the risk of failed derivatives trades may protect dealers from the worst of the losses arising from Lehman's bankruptcy, says Joseph Pimbley. But what about trades that were not covered by such collateral…
Lawmakers take aim at CDS market
Regulators have been threatening the credit derivatives market with draconian new legislation in a bid to curb practices that supposedly exacerbated the current turmoil. But the lawmakers' belligerent comments are somewhat akin to closing the windows…
Rebooting the dollar market
Issuing a $4 billion deal in the climate of fear and uncertainty that characterised October's primary market required courage. Yet someone was needed to break the deadlock and IBM stepped forward. Simon Boughey looks at the deal's effect on the dollar…
Joyce Chang
The head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan talks to Dalia Fahmy about how the sector is adapting to the upheaval in the the global markets
Chris Crowley
October was the month that the credit event auction process was tested to its limits, with Lehman Brothers, Fannie and Freddie, and WaMu all undergoing settlement. Credit spoke to the strategy manager at Creditex to find out how the process bore up…
Euro Corporates fear continued borrowing squeeze
As banks tighten their purse strings, European companies may find themselves suffering from impaired borrowing capabilities, potentially leading to funding shortfalls, says Moody's
Market Graphic - How to hedge an ABS portfolio
For investors stuck with toxic ABS assets on their books, devising an effective hedging strategy is crucial. Jean-David Cirotteau and Marc Teyssier, analysts at SG, look at one such strategy
Creating a monster
Funds that are under government control have grown rapidly in recent years, to the extent that the architects of these funds risk losing sight of why they were set up in the first place
Rescue remedy
Governments and central banks have finally acted to attempt to stem the crisis that engulfed the world's financial markets. But is their response too little too late? Laurence Neville finds out
Crunch time
Corporate credit is likely to suffer while banks repair their balance sheets
Lee Olesky
The new CEO of e-trading platform Tradeweb, who has been involved with the firm - and the modern derivatives market - since their inception, talks to Matthew Attwood
The great liquidity illusion ... and how regulators can make sure it never happens again
The root cause of the recent credit crisis was a misplaced belief that liquidity in the global financial markets was abundant, argues Anastasia Nesvetailova. This misconception enabled a localised crisis in the US subprime mortgage market to leach into…
Euro Corporates fear continued borrowing squeeze
As banks tighten their purse strings, European companies may find themselves suffering from impaired borrowing capabilities, potentially leading to funding shortfalls, says Moody's
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