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A call to arms
Covenants have been a cause of conflict between issuers and investors for as long as the bond market has been in existence. But now that appetite for lending has dipped, can investors use the crisis in credit to demand the best protection yet? Matthew…
Mortgage mergers
Unprecedented markdowns in the value of mortgage portfolios have left many mortgage banks vulnerable to takeover, with Countrywide already falling prey to Bank of America. But uncertainty over the scale of further losses is making potential buyers wary…
Hybrids - The alchemists
Much like the early scientists of the Middle Ages who tried to turn base metal into gold, today's financial engineers are wrestling with the task of changing relatively worthless structured credit products into commercially viable and marketable assets…
The Big Interview - Philip Fischer
Merrill Lynch's municipal bond strategist explains to Dalia Fahmy why the muni market deserves to be better understood
Confirmations in the spotlight
EQUITY DERIVATIVES PROCESSING
Capital and the crunch
BASEL II
Lean, green, risk machines
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
Cultural awareness
PRACTICAL APPROACHES
Fraudbuster
FINANCIAL CRIME
Playing it safe
OUTSOURCING UNDER MIFID
Reversal of fortunes
Equity-linked notes
What's in an index
Indices
Diverging Views
Credit ratings
The replication game
Technology
Canada distributor - National Bank of Canada
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008
US distributor - Incapital
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008
Exchange - The New York Stock Exchange
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008
The Bonus Pool
Conference report: Germany
Stepping on the brakes
Regulation
Law firm - Davis Polk & Wardwell
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008
Index provider - Standard & Poor's
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008
House of the year
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008
Latin America distributor - Actinver
Structured Products Americas Awards 2008