Restructuring
Dealers agree restructuring for standardised European CDSs
European derivatives dealers have agreed on a provisional framework to integrate restructuring as a credit event into the auction process for the cash settlement of credit default swaps (CDSs), taking...
Indian regulators reinforced controversial new rules on derivatives structures late last year to prevent companies from taking outright speculative bids on the financial markets. But the rulings come at...
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Middle East dealers restructure equity and exotic products following...
Billions of dollars worth of structured products sold in the Middle East are being restructured by dealers as both local and international equity trades have been hit hard. The restructuring has also focused on alternative investment products linked to...
Lehman restructured
The collapse of Lehman Brothers left billions of dollars of structured notes with unhedged exposures, prompting issuers to scramble for new counterparties to restructure trades. Meanwhile, some structured product providers have offered hope to investors...
Calyon restructure cuts risk profile
Calyon will centre its business on structured finance, equities including brokerage and equity derivatives, and fixed income following the implementation of a restructuring plan explained at a briefing in Paris on September 10. The announcement included...
Restructuring reservations
Downgrades of subprime collateralised debt obligations and widening spreads have caused losses aplenty for structured credit investors. Faced with the prospect of further erosion in valuation, some have plumped for restructurings. But this is by no means...
European Commission investigates Northern Rock bailout
UK government’s Northern Rock aid package under EC investigation
Deal of the year - Cairn High Grade Funding SIV-Lite Restructuring
"An oasis of calm in the subprime maelstrom," was how New York-based Moody's Investors Service described the structured investment vehicle (SIV) sector in a report issued in late July. Less than a month later, that assessment appeared remarkably myopic,...
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