People
Traders get a taste for pick and mix
Relying exclusively on third-party applications for trading, pricing and risk management of mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities does not make sense for all buy-side firms. Alternative investment manager Highland Financial Holdings Group has…
Clearing house for derivatives back on the agenda
Widespread uncertainty over counterparty risk, crystallised by the collapse of Bear Stearns, has prompted dealers to resurrect talks aimed at setting up a clearing house for credit derivatives
Mexico dances to a different tune
With US structured finance markets in the grip of the subprime squeeze, close neighbour Mexico might be expected to have suffered a similar fate. But strong investor demand for securitisation and homeowner-friendly government initiatives are combining to…
Changing Hats
CHANGING HATS
Crackdown!
Market Abuse
Derivatives Troubles
PROCESSING MATTERS
Jury out over CESR's review of credit rating agencies
REGULATORY NEWS
The best of both worlds
Hybrid Capital
People
News
Flotillas and battleships
Insurance Groups
Tree of Knowledge
Technology
Calling time
Pension Buyouts
Escaping the fees maze
Cover Story
Flying the flagships
Interview
The crucial spark
Markets
The Noble art of managing risk
Special Report: Corporate profile
Getting physical
Special Report: Commodity survey