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Cheyne auction reflects harsh reality for SIVs
An expected restructuring of the assets of defunct structured investment vehicle (SIV) Cheyne Finance later this month underlines the harsh reality faced by many investors in the vehicles, who are likely...
JP Morgan has placed $100 million of extreme mortality bonds for reinsurer Munich Re, in the first foray into the mortality bond market for both firms.
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Q4 writedown estimates raised for Citi, Merrill and JP Morgan
Citi, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan could see writedowns totalling $33.6 billion relating to collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) over the fourth quarter, according to a report by Goldman Sachs on American firms, published on December 26.
Goldman Sachs unveils mortality index
Goldman Sachs has launched a tradable mortality index based on a pool of US senior citizens. The QxX index is referenced to a pool of 46,290 people aged over 65 in the US, and will be tracked and updated monthly. The bank says it will produce vanilla...
Subprime losses hit Q4 results
Continued weakness in the US subprime mortgage market has forced investment banks in both Europe and the US to revise down earnings predictions and make further write-downs in the fourth quarter. On December 10, Swiss bank UBS announced it had revised...
Bank Risk Manager of the Year - Goldman Sachs
Some parts of the risk management community have been quick to describe the credit market turmoil of 2007 as 'unprecedented', sometimes by way of an excuse for the racking up of huge losses in the credit markets and elsewhere. All firms have taken a...
Credit derivatives House of the Year - Goldman Sachs
The credit derivatives market has been innovating at a breakneck pace. As the new kid on the block, the asset class has rushed to catch up with its older cousins, the interest rate and currency derivatives markets, and each year has seen an array of innovative,...
Goldman Sachs launches tradeable mortality index
Goldman Sachs has launched a tradeable mortality index based on a pool of US senior citizens.
Goldman $3.2bn profit masks $600m subprime writedown
Goldman Sachs has posted impressive returns for the last quarter of 2007, but has confirmed losses of around $600 million in its mortgage business.
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