Rankings

Subprime hope

As the fallout from the troubled US subprime mortgage market continues to spread, Laurence Neville looks at what the future holds and examines some important factors that must be addressed to ensure its survival

First Pacific Advisors - The waiting game pays off

Betting against the markets takes a steady nerve, but for Robert Rodriguez and Thomas Atteberry, investment managers at West Coast house First Pacific Advisors, the strategy has paid off - and how. Dalia Fahmy talks to the two men who run this year's…

A telling scope

The number of technical articles submitted each year to Risk has stabilised at around 90, and a high proportion of them are still about credit derivatives and credit portfolio risk analysis. In fact, in our Cutting Edge pages and behind the scenes we…

Under a broad umbrella

Integration, consolidation and convergence were the key words from the top ranking companies in this year's compliance software survey. But as Peter Madigan reports, aiming for a fully comprehensive suite in a constantly changing regulatory world may be…

A flawed structure

Rising default rates in the US subprime mortgage market have caused serious difficulties for lenders, with some filing for bankruptcy. Regulators have demanded a tightening of underwriting standards, but bankers say other factors were also at play.

The CDO Factory

CDO boutique Cohen & Company has emerged as a major force in the structured credit market. But as a niche operator, it has to think and act fast to stay ahead of the competition. Dalia Fahmy talks to senior management and discovers that the key is…