Book contributions by Risk Staff
Portfolio Construction and Management
Edited by Brice Benaben and Julien Jarmoszko
Articles by Risk Staff
A covenant for change
A sharp rise in LBO risk - thanks mainly to private equity funds' groaning warchests - has forced credit investors to look to protect themselves by pressurising issuers to include more robust covenant language in their offerings. So does this mean that…
Jilted Argentina bondholders appeal to World Bank in final throw of the dice
Creditors holding $20 billion in defaulted Argentina bonds are taking their case to the World Bank in an effort to force the sovereign to pay up, or at least return to the negotiating table
The tools investors use to price securitisations
Evaluating ABS
D-day approaching
The day of reckoning in the credit markets (D-day, or Default Day) is looming, says Amy Falls. The question is not if but when and - as importantly - why?
High yield
Secondary market liquidity
iTraxx launches leveraged loan cds indices
The two new indices, LevX Senior and LevX Subordinated, which began trading at the start of November, are referenced to a basket of 35 European leveraged loans
Investment grade
Secondary market liquidity
Ratings transition matrices
Market Graphic
No cherries left to pick
Selectivity is all well and good when there are viable names to choose from. But what happens when the whole market looks like a negative bet, asks Toby Nangle
Food for fuel
In part II of our investigation into the attraction of 'cleantech' investment, Catherine Lacoursière looks at the growth of biofuel plants, and asks: does the world have enough feedstock to power them?
More than just talking about the weather
Energy Risk launched the Environmental Risk brand on October 17, with an e-symposium on the weather risk market, which attracted over 500 online delegates. A range of other online conferences on emissions and renewables will follow