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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…
Lee Olesky
The new CEO of e-trading platform Tradeweb, who has been involved with the firm - and the modern derivatives market - since their inception, talks to Matthew Attwood
The great liquidity illusion ... and how regulators can make sure it never happens again
The root cause of the recent credit crisis was a misplaced belief that liquidity in the global financial markets was abundant, argues Anastasia Nesvetailova. This misconception enabled a localised crisis in the US subprime mortgage market to leach into…
Collateral damage
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Some of life's key lessons
Sponsored Roundtable
Hoax hedges
Currency derivatives
Mastering mismatches
Insurance
Catching the wave
Special Report - Volatility products
Oiling the wheels
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HK SFC puts structured product approvals under the microscope
Regulator conducts review of sales practices after minibond fiasco
Weathering the storm
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FSA sets up insurance crisis team
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Government stakes in banks raise counterparty conundrum
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Ceiops: risk-oriented approach to Solvency II needed
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Government stakes in banks raise counterparty conundrum
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September has put greater focus on the issue of counterparty credit risk. But dealers admit to being stumped as to how the taking of equity stakes in major banks by governments across the globe will play out.
Increased regulation for hedge funds on the way, says FSA’s Sants
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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.
G-7 plan of action
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