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LCDX index tranches trade today
CDS IndexCo, a consortium of banks, and London-based data provider Markit have launched tranches on the LCDX North America index of loan credit default swaps (LCDSs).
Deutsche signs record sharia collar trade
Deutsche Bank has closed the largest Islamic profit-rate collar to date, for Dubai Islamic Bank.
The leaders of the pack!
family office leadership summit
How just beastly, that beast of regulatory burden!
tete à tete: regulation
Old hands, steady heads
Mustafa Jama joined Morgan Stanley's FoHF team as CIO four years ago – and tells Solomon Teague there are not that many houses whose engagement with hedge funds stretches back 16 years
An unusual existence
Exchanges
A risk unspoken
Structured products
Parisian barrier option applied to convertible bonds
Sponsored Statement
Riding the M&A wave
Corporates
More than a retail tale
Profile
Credit's worthy start
Credit Portfolio Management
The benefits of 130/30 vision
Equity funds
A climate of change
Proposals for an emissions trading scheme in Australia have met with widespread support from industry. However, some stakeholders are questioning what the impact will be on their business, and some believe an ETS alone may not be enough to meet…
An unfair competition
As one of the largest importers of natural gas in the European Union, Italy is a clear example of why liberalisation is harder in net importing countries. Alberto Cavaliere, professor of public economics at the University of Pavia, looks at the state of…
Onward with offsets
Awareness of the effect of carbon emissions on climate change has driven growth in the market for voluntary carbon offsets. So who is getting involved, and why? Roderick Bruce finds out
Subprime hope
As the fallout from the troubled US subprime mortgage market continues to spread, Laurence Neville looks at what the future holds and examines some important factors that must be addressed to ensure its survival
The whole package
Whole loan trading in the UK is blossoming and healthy volumes are expected this year as a host of new entrants increase liquidity in the market. Though US subprime troubles have dented trading volumes, many expect the market to continue to grow. Hardeep…
Running dry
The UK has seen an old-style bank run like those of the nineteenth century. German lenders have struggled to prop up failing conduits. Contagion from the US has reached Europe but not in the way anyone expected. Subprime lenders, in particular, have been…
Exit routes clear
Rob Collins has joined Morgan Stanley's securitisation team from his previous role as chief financial officer for the investment bank's UK mortgage lender - Advantage. His new role will help the firm feed capital markets intelligence into its product…
An elegant charter
Patricia Cook has taken on the role of chief business officer at Freddie Mac as the mortgage agency faces its biggest challenge for the past 15 years, and perhaps its biggest opportunity. Here she talks exclusively about Freddie's strategy in the current…
Opportunity knocks
Property derivatives are already used in the commercial mortgage market, and growth is forecast in this area. However, there's untapped potential in the huge residential mortgage market - so what will it take for lenders to see the benefits of hedging…