Central banks/People

HSBC terminates swaps in Lehman Bros minibonds

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) says HSBC Institutional Trust Services, the trustee of Lehman Brothers' defaulted minibond notes programme, has terminated the swaps that back series 1 to 8 of the programme, to remove the risk of credit events…

High five for distressed investors

There is a celebratory mood amongst distressed debt investors. Having spent several years scratching around for opportunities in a raging bull market, their cup now runneth over. We profile five leading funds in the distressed arena

Lawmakers take aim at CDS market

Regulators have been threatening the credit derivatives market with draconian new legislation in a bid to curb practices that supposedly exacerbated the current turmoil. But the lawmakers' belligerent comments are somewhat akin to closing the windows…

Joyce Chang

The head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan talks to Dalia Fahmy about how the sector is adapting to the upheaval in the the global markets

CFO replaced in compensation probe at AIG

AIG, the US insurance giant, has appointed David Herzog executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), replacing the acting CFO, Steven Bensinger, who will leave the company. The announcement followed a letter from the New York attorney…

Q & A: CESR chairman Eddy Wymeersch

Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), talks to Risk about the effects the financial crisis will have on regulators and central banks.

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