US Department of the Treasury

PPIP blip

Mortgage-backed securities purchases will begin in August under the US Treasury's Public-Private Investment Program. But analysts say holders of the paper may be unwilling to part with their toxic assets at any price. Peter Madigan reports

Flying blind

Despite some useful proposals, the Obama administration's regulatory reform initiative published in June ignores a crucial issue, argues David Rowe

AIG warns of potential losses in CDS portfolio

AIG could be exposed to further losses on the super-senior credit default swap (CDS) portfolio held by its subsidiary AIG Financial Products (AIG FP) should credit markets continue to deteriorate, according to a filing the company made to the US…

Pressure points

Regulators released the results of US bank stress tests last month, forcing 10 banks to raise a collective $74.6 billion in additional capital. But can market participants take any real comfort from the results? Mark Pengelly finds out

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