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The case for the defence

Although the smallest of the big three agencies, Fitch Ratings is often perceived as the one that reacts fastest to market developments. Sarfraz Thind talked to Glenn Costello, co-head of US RMBS at Fitch in New York

The end of the monoline?

Fears that monoline bond insurers would lose their triple-A ratings rocked global capital markets in February. As bankers, regulators and industry chiefs gawp at the cracks in the insurers' foundations, Daniel Andrews investigates where it all went wrong…

Q&A: Samir Pandiri

Evaluating structured credit deals in the current environment is a challenge. The head of international corporate trust at Bank of New York Mellon talks diversity, independence and standardisation

After the storm

The structured credit market has been battered by recent events, with investors retreating to the high ground. But now that signs of calm are returning, what kinds of structures can investors look forward to? Hardeep Dhillon reports

Driven to distress

One man's bankruptcy is another man's opportunity. Distressed debt funds, which profit from companies that are in financial trouble, have performed poorly in recent years. But with the effects of the credit crunch expected to hit corporate issuers in the…

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