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Swiss restructuring

As regulatory pressure on insurance companies to improve their solvency requirements increases, one reinsurer's reaction stands out from the crowd. Hardeep Dhillon looks at how Swiss Re is using innovative structures in the debt capital markets to…

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James Vinci

As hedge funds have grown, so too has prime brokerage. Market leader Morgan Stanley's prime brokerage MD James Vinci explains the challenges of this business to Saskia Scholtes

Back to Basics

We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask ... Dominic Pegler, head of fixed-income strategy for Europe at Barclays Global Investors in London, explains how a bond is priced

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Overcoming the barriers to a CDS futures market

The long-awaited CDS futures contract from Eurex has suffered repeated setbacks. Initially planned for launch last year, it is yet to make an appearance. Sell-side inertia, documentation disputes and a booming OTC market are some of the obstacles it…

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Winner: Grand plc

In our monthly roundup of innovative deals in the credit markets, we highlight the Grand CMBS transaction, Vneshtorgbank's MBS and Wellcome Trust's inaugural bond issue

Legal Spotlight

US Congress is considering new legislation that could enable CDO issuers to sell greater chunks of their CDOs to pension plan investors. Todd Garvelink and Howard Mulligan explain

Regulatory shake-up for rating agencies

Legislation being debated in Congress would tighten up oversight of rating agencies and broaden the criteria for joining the elite NRSRO-approved club of leading agencies

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