Monetary policy
BIS GM cites recent financial volatility as reason to remain vigilant against threats to financial stability
Malcolm Knight, the general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) discussed the implications of market volatility and uncertainty over asset price movements and inflation risks at the BIS’s annual general meeting on Monday.
Sponsor’s article > Pan-European Credit Data Consortium Case Study: Credit Data Pooling by Banks for Banks
Institutions seeking to apply the internal ratings-based (IRB) approach under Basel II are required to provide accurate estimates of their credit risks. However, most banks do not have enough internal data on default and recovery to calculate reliable…
Knowledge is power
The first year of European carbon trading came to a bumpy end in May. But now the market finally has hard data about emissions, the ride should get smoother. Oliver Holtaway reports
Abstract assets
Securitisation based on new, previously unexploited assets, is a growth industry, expected to double in size by the end of 2006. Sarfraz Thind reports on how issuers are getting smarter at applying existing tools to new areas
How the state allocates
State pensions
CDO equity returns
Talking point
Japan's budding asset class
Cover Story: Commodities
Buying in bulk
Annuities
CDS boost for pensions
Pension funds
Special Report - Case study - Made to measure
Deutsche Essent tailors its approach to German energy markets. Will its bespoke strategy succeed where others have failed?
CDS boost for pension funds
Pension fund managers have traditionally shied away from using credit derivatives. But in the current climate of ultra-narrow spreads, trying to outperform the market without using credit default swaps could prove to be a major handicap, as Sarfraz Thind…
Talkingpoint - M&A in the utilities sector
With M&A activity among US and European utility companies on the up, Credit asks market participants what are the major drivers behind this trend
Germany's balancing act
German Pensions
India - Capital-protected investments - Playing it safe
Special Report
Hedge funds play it safe
Mezzanine Debt
The new man at the helm of the US economy
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's maiden testimony in February reassured the bond markets with soothing tones of continuity with the Greenspan era. But with question marks still hanging over his inflation policy, and how much of an impact his personal style of…
City of New York
Practitioner profile
Pushing protection
India
Winner: Telefonica
Every month Credit recognises the most innovative financing solutions in the debt capital markets. This month Telefonica, Axa Investment Managers' Opus CDO I and Oracle Corp
Technology: Unravelling the tech trends
Special report: Focus on Technology
The implication of inflation
Inflation
A matter of state
State pensions
Assicurazioni Internazionali di Previdenza (AIP)
Practitioner profile