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Bumped along by Basel II
Credit Portfolio Management
Puzzled by succession
Event risk
The rush for wood
The international biotrade market is expanding due to surging demand for wood pellets from power generators, but supply problems could lie ahead, writes Catherine Lacoursiere
The impact of SOX on supply chain management
Of the many changes companies have had to introduce as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, the most useful one is arguably the integration of supply chain management with financial risk management, writes Raees Lakhani
A prime time for energy prime brokerage?
The rise of electronic energy markets may prompt energy companies to seek a simple clearing solution through one primary bank, rather than build relations with several clearers, writes Ron Villarin
Time to get physical
For the second tier of banks wishing to buy physical energy assets, the next two years will be critical. Antony Kakoudakis and Aarzoo Shah consider this trend and examine some of the hurdles newer entrants face
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The human touch
Voice broking
Cash vs synthetic CDOs
3. Cash vs Synthetic
Germany cashes in on loans-gone-bad
Non-performing loans
Nordic states warm to bond markets
Regional focus: Nordic region
Indices and index-based products
9. Indices
Tranching: CDOs in slices
2. Tranching
Loan derivatives: laying down the law
Leveraged loans
Primus Financial: the risk repository
Primus Financial occupies a unique place in the credit derivatives market by writing CDS protection – and then holding the swaps to maturity
A passage to India
Regulatory scrutiny and cost concerns have prompted many global investment banks to cut investment in credit research. One option to make up the shortfall is to outsource the number-crunching to cheaper centres such as India. But is it a good idea? Nadia…
Merger fever hits US telecoms
Telecom sector
CDOs: The outlook
12. Conclusion
Broadening the CDO investor base
11. Investor base
Balance sheet and arbitrage CDOs
4. Balance sheet/arbitrage
Emerging market CDOs
10. EM CDOs
High yield falls out of favour
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