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Correlation funds pitched following hedging woes
Credit managers are expanding strategies playing on changes in correlation and relative value, which were calamitous for the hedging strategies of some dealers and investors during July and August.
Turning misfortune into a fortune - easy if you know how
distressed debt
The key is in the stock picking - an expert's guide to branching out into hedges
George Luckraft, manager of AXA Framlington's oldest hedge fund, shares his experience, some top tips and a few cups of piping hot tea, with Solomon Teague
Tax rules - trying to bridge the gulf
MIDDLE EAST
Canada's mounting assets
country focus: cANADA
A devil in disguise?
Comment
Taking stock of Pillar II
Technical papers
Upended by downgrades
Collateralised commodity obligations
Eyes on the storm
Supranationals
Andrew Polydor
Tullett Prebon Energy's managing director EMEA Andrew Polydor talks with Oliver Holtaway about his optimistic outlook and his competitive approach to charity auction dinners
The hunt for talent
Demand for experienced oil traders has never been fiercer with ever more companies competing for a finite talent pool. Securing oil traders in 2008 will be tough, and some firms may be forced to alter their business models in order to survive, writes…
Counting the costs
The cost of much needed oil exploration and production projects has spiralled recently. Roderick Bruce looks at what is driving the cost rises and what their effect may be
Doing the right thing
HBOS has been at the forefront of structuring mortgage finance deals in the European markets. During recent turmoil, the bank has twice issued covered bonds in a bid to reopen that sector. It seems that head of securitisation and covered bonds at Bank of…
Changing the rules
Regulation
Plugging the data gaps
Technology
Starting from zero
The EBRD's Alex Tanase has worked with mortgage lenders across central and eastern Europe to develop nascent mortgage markets - often starting from nothing. By Dippy Singh
The subprime shake-down
The subprime mortgage market - the root of all the summer's troubles - may well be in turmoil but nobody is suggesting it is about to disappear as a source of financing for securitisations. The question is, what part will it play when the dust finally…
How bonus structures contributed to the credit crisis
For a fistful of dollars