Sovereign bonds
Sovereign CDS: Cat or canary?
Sovereign credit default swaps have become magnets for controversy amid worries about the condition of government finances. Does the market really reflect the probability of default and has too much attention been paid to it?
Casam adds leveraged and short ETFs
Casam has added leveraged and short ETFs to its range, as well as products based on government and corporate bonds. The ETF provider has also included new equity products in the 17 new structures launched today in Paris.
Editor's letter
Editorial
Sovereign overhaul
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) has released its first master confirmation agreement to standardise the trading of credit derivatives referenced to sovereign issuers.
Revealed: Goldman Sachs’ mega-deal for Greece
Greece uses swaps to hit EU debt ratios