Real estate
Bargain basement in the Baltic states
Scandinavian banks are set to become huge owners of Baltic real estate. A large proportion of home loans in the region come from Nordic lenders and repossessions are rising. Some banks are already making...
Two new reverse convertibles have been launched for US investors that offer exposure to the prospects of the gold and real estate markets. Royal Bank of Canada has launched a note linked to the stock...
The property version of Gilliat Financial Solutions' first product for the UK structured products market is attracting more interest than the commodity or equity-based versions, says Adrian Neave, managing...
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Follow the bear
Merrill Lynch has launched an 18-month bear market review note linked to the Dow Jones US Real Estate Index offering a premium of 14.8% and a potential early return as well as a known underlying
Managing the mortgage maze
Rising house prices and shifting demographics in the UK economy are forcing mortgage lenders to become increasingly sophisticated in the range of products they offer customers. But these complex new products pose significant challenges for risk managers....
Real Estate
For a country so obsessed with home ownership, the UK mortgage market is pretty one-dimensional. The vast majority of mortgages are variable rate, or offer fixed rate for a specified amount of time - usually two or five years - before switching to variable...
A whole new game
Whole loan sales have become an important part of the UK mortgage market, driven partly by increased investor demand for residential mortgage-backed securities and the entry of investment banks into the sector. Rachel Wolcott reports
Hot property
Property derivatives have developed from an interesting experiment into a thriving business in the UK - and the real growth is still ahead. Dealers say property companies are now ready to enter the market. Alexander Campbell reports
Risk manager of the year - Richard Evans, Deutsche Bank
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