Infrastructure
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…
The outlook for Ford
Talking point
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
Are we nearly there yet?
Amy Falls wonders when credit spreads will widen enough for investors to feel that credit risk is being priced appropriately
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…
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
UK FSA seeks to define Mifid best execution requirements
Regulatory update
CMC adopts SunGard network
Compliance tools
Communicate, says NY Fed
Regulatory update
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Practitioner profile
Playing a long game
Longevity
Regulatory tango
Regulation
The price of mortality
Cutting Edge: Mortality Assumptions
The forex wildfire
Foreign exchange
Building commercial opportunities
Commercial property
Slowed down by the watchdog
US exchanges
European reflections
European Roundtable
Editor's letter
Editorial