Sovereign bonds
Banks fear capital swings if Basel III kills bond filter
Bank capital numbers will be exposed to swings in the value of huge bond portfolios if a Basel III footnote appears in final US and European rules – and with interest rates still at record lows, the...
This white paper deals with the implications of the case of NML Capital Ltd v Argentina. Although the decision applies specifically to sovereign debt contracts governed by New York law, it could have an...
Assuming no change at the Federal Reserve’s month-end rate-setting meeting, February will be the fiftieth straight month in which the central bank has held its target rate at 0%. That’s a continuing...
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FSA forces UK banks to assume higher sovereign losses
Behind-the-scenes clampdown sets loss-given-default floor at 45% – and could make UK bonds less attractive
MSCI and Barclays partner to launch ESG fixed-income indexes
Link-up will allow institutional fixed-income investors to apply ESG investment strategies to their bond portfolios
Sovereign CDS market needs to learn lessons from Greece, dealers say
An auction to settle the Greek sovereign CDS goes smoothly, but some participants argue the documentation needs to be revisited
Greek auction result could undermine CDS use
An early trigger is unlikely, but fears of distorted auction outcome remain – and could undermine the use of credit default swaps as a hedge, say market participants
Commission unveils contentious Eurobond proposals
European Commission unveils three options for Eurobonds in bid to restore stability in Europe; analysts say the measures are politically unviable and ineffective
Italy reaches crisis point as bond yields soar
Announcement that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will resign does little to calm markets; bond yields hit euro area record high, raising the stakes for a potential default
CDS: not dead yet
The date: October 27. The scene: a dining room at one of the world’s biggest banks. The starter: grilled salmon. While glasses of sparkling water were still enthusiastically effervescing, two of the bank’s senior executives railed against what they...
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