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Rumours drive Société Générale CDS wider for second straight day
CDS spreads on SocGen continue to rise - with no obvious driving force - while share prices of the three major French banks fall
European debt twilight zone claims Société Générale
Markets turn against French banks in general - and SG in particular - on a day short on solid news and long on rumours
Last-minute US debt ceiling rise leaves world reeling
Debt ceiling deal will not restore investor confidence immediately; China still looking to diversify reserves away from dollar; credit rating agencies cautiously affirm top ratings
Marriage counselling: the risks of software vendor mergers
Marriages of inconvenience
Europe in a ratings wonderland
Europe in wonderland
Solvency II could alter product mix of US subsidiaries of European insurers
Solvency II could alter product mix of US subsidiaries of European insurers
Chinese banks stake their future on SME loans
The SME revolution
Investors debate the future of Australian debt markets
Debt prospecting down-under
New regulatory blitz threatens future of credit rating agencies
The SEC and EU have announced tough measures designed to limit the influence of credit ratings on the investment process. Credit magazine talks to the agencies about their efforts to restore their reputations, and asks investors about what role rating…
Rating the future: the investors’ perspective
Regulators have had their say; the agencies themselves have implemented changes to methodologies and processes; but how would investors fix the credit ratings business?
Credit ratings: the legal perspective
Securitisation lawyer Jonathan Walsh explains what regulatory and legal changes will mean for the rating agencies
Australian banks still face many liquidity challenges
The liquidity conundrum
Greece will default, panellists say
Panellists at the Fathom Consulting Monetary Policy Forum say Greece will likely default on its debt
New Zealand banks still prone to offshore wholesale funding risks
The asset quality and capitalisation of New Zealand banks remains strong but dependence on wholesale funding is still a risk, say credit rating agencies.
Software survey 2011 results
Software survey 2011 results
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Japanese CDS spreads stable despite negative risk report
Moody’s report predicts earthquake will have severe impact on Japan's economy
Moody’s Portugal downgrade sparks further speculation of bailout
Moody’s cuts Portugal’s credit rating by two notches to A3 on weaker growth prospects; analyst says bailout expected in coming months
Spanish downgrade widens CDS spreads
CDS spreads increase for several eurozone sovereigns as Moody’s downgrades Spanish credit rating
Relative value opportunities remain in Europe’s periphery, says BlackRock’s Krautzberger
March is crunch time for peripheral Europe, but region offers relative value trades, says co-head of European fixed income at BlackRock.
Greek CDS spreads close to all-time high
Downgrade of Greece's credit rating widens spreads, while rest of eurozone remains steady
Moody’s lowers Greece's credit rating
Greece's credit rating moved from B1 to Ba1 while spreads rise across eurozone periphery
Moody’s op risk guidelines hit 134 transactions in Europe
RMBS, CMBS and ABS deals placed on review list until September for op risk weaknesses
Moody’s guidelines on op risk in structured finance transactions imminent
Moody’s rating guidelines for operational risk imminent