Opinion
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
Market graphic - The effects of inflation
Market graphic
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
Editor's letter
EDITOR'S LETTER
The blind leading the blind
Editor's Letter
Getting the green light
Comment
Who dares wins
EDITOR'S LETTER
Where the buck stops
Risk management units alone cannot avoid the damage from periodic bouts of irrational exuberance. That responsibility lies with the chief executive, argues David Rowe
Editor's letter
Editorial
Legal Spotlight
In the second of a two-part article, Laurence Pettit, partner at Baker & McKenzie, discusses recent credit rating agency reforms and asks whether they go far enough to restore confidence in what many people regard as a flawed system
Market Graphic - Credit spreads
Suki Mann, credit strategist at Societe Generale, argues that the confluence of economic conditions presents a unique opportunity to add risk - but be selective
Column - Amy Falls
With the markets grinding to a halt, now is the time for investors to show discipline and observe the three golden rules of liquidity management
Talking point - Structured finance CDO downgrades
In October one rating agency downgraded over $10 billion in US structured finance CDOs. Against a backdrop of further negative rating actions, Credit sought reaction from market participants
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 ... Gavan Nolan, credit analyst at Markit Group in London, looks at credit indices
Column - Jonathan Laredo
Banks are feverishly trying to repair their wrecked balance sheets, and until they have the confidence to re-enter the market there will be an imbalance of buyers and sellers