Risk management/Economics
Asian hedge funds move into credit
Hedge funds in Asia
A matter of state
State pensions
Making progress
Basel II
The View on Flu
Should life companies worry about bird flu? Swiss Re says yes, but Munich Re and a host of primary insurers claim the risks can be overstated. Richard Irving reports
Making progress
The recovery in Japan’s banking sector means that country’s banks are closer to meeting the minimum capital adequacy requirements of Basel II than was anticipated even 12 months ago. However, challenges remain, particularly with regards to data. By John…
From star man to Spider-Man - The growth of intellectual property ABS
Asset-backed securities
The View on Flu
Extreme Risks
Derivatives markets - A brief history of time
10-year anniversary
Talking point - The price of oil and its effect on credit
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina has pushed oil prices to highs of nearly $70/bbl. Credit asks market participants what impact this spike in prices has had on the credit market
Dutch Decision Time
Pension Fund Solvency
European ABS: Will it end in tiers?
As part of a special focus on asset-backed securities, we take a look at the European ABS market. After a prolonged period of spread compression, credit tiering may be making a return to the market, as Alan McNee reports
A calculated gamble
After a promising start, Canadian carbon trading has slowed. The country has much work to do if it wants to get a domestic greenhouse-gas trading market running ahead of the 2008 Kyoto deadline. By Catherine Lacoursiere
Emerging markets Fundamentally sound
market forum