Securitisation
The weight of true institutional firepower...applied with a deft touch
Russell Investment Group runs more than $5bn in its funds of hedge funds, making it quite a hefty hitter in the FoHF universe, writes Solomon Teague. However, as Alex Trichot explains, size has not stopped the group from diverging from its peers on some…
Collateral damage
European CLO Market
Cementing relationships
Profile
Appetite for equity
Japan
Alla ricerca del trasferimento del rischio
Assicurazioni
S&P places six Asia-Pacific CDOs on CreditWatch negative
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) has placed the ratings on six Asia-Pacifc synthetic collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) on 'CreditWatch with negative implications'. The agency affirmed the ratings on two other CDOs.
Credit DPCs are growing rapidly, says Fitch
Credit derivatives product companies (CDPCs), such as Primus Guaranty, are emerging as important participants in the burgeoning credit derivatives market, according to a new criteria report by Fitch Ratings.
Barcelona summit highlights challenges of ABS growth
Global ABS conference focuses on reporting standards in asset-backed securities market
Credit Spreads: the new horizon
Despite recent volatility in global markets and the prospect of a rising default rate, spreads in corporate debt - particularly high yield - remain tight. Credit talks to four market participants to find out where they see performance for the rest of 2006
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... Rob Pomphrett, head of structured product syndicate at RBC Capital Markets in London, explains how CDOs work
Taiwan's CDO explosion
Since its launch in 2005, Taiwan's CDO market has been surprisingly buoyant. But with investors reaching saturation point, is the market nearing its natural limits? Hardeep Dhillon investigates
S&P updates CDO Evaluator
The rating agency launches upgrade featuring modified default assumptions
Rating agencies under fire for conflicts in valuation process
Moody's and S&P methodology flaws could undermine banks' risk management activities
Insurers warm to synthetic debt
Taiwan CDOs
Taking the slow road
CDOs
Looking before you leap
analysis: algorithmic trading and it
Women in credit
Credit magazine profiles 50 top-achievers working in the global credit markets today
Asian CDOs set to rise
No adverse effect on synthetic CDOs from the bankruptcy of Dana Corp