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Moody’s sees record Japanese yen CDO issuance
International rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said today it rated a record ¥3.02 trillion ($25 billion) of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) in the first quarter of the year. That compares to full-year volume of ¥3.14 trillion in 2002.
Isda AGM: BOJ reiterates intention to purchase corporate ABS
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) today reiterated its intention to buy asset-backed securities from small and medium sized companies in an unprecedented move to remedy the ills of the Japanese financial system.
CDSs as building blocks
CDS guide: new structures
A changing landscape
Asset-backed securities
SMBC and UFJ issue synthetic CLOs
New angles
Urgently seeking capital
Balance sheet CLOs
Building a track record
CDO managers
Putting on the brakes
South Korea
Taiwan ABS market off to a quick start
New angles
Japan’s SMBC to launch ¥1 trillion balance sheet synthetic CLO
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is preparing to launch its second balance sheet synthetic collateralised loan obligation on March 24, ahead of the fiscal year end, with a ¥1 trillion ($8.35 billion) transaction.
SPV Ruling: Counting the cost
The recent crop of high-profile accountancy scandals has forced the US accounting regulator to clamp down on the 'creative' use of special purpose vehicles to shift liabilities off balance sheet. Saskia Scholtes investigates the ramifications for firms…
Counting the cost
SPV ruling
On shaky ground
Cover story
Fitch predicts global CDO market volatility to continue in 2003
Credit agency Fitch predicts that ratings volatility in the global collateralised debt obligation market is likely to continue this year, according to its latest report, ‘Global CDO Quarterly’.
What lies beneath?
CDO pricing
Pay your money, take your chance
CDO outlook
Synthetic CDOs to gain pace
New angles
FASB rule baffles CDO market
New angles
New dawn for loan portfolio management
The way institutions handle credit is changing. Charles Smithson compares the results of two surveys done in the past two years to discover how portfolio management has evolved.