Credit markets
Ever-decreasing tranches
Structured Credit
The new man at the helm of the US economy
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's maiden testimony in February reassured the bond markets with soothing tones of continuity with the Greenspan era. But with question marks still hanging over his inflation policy, and how much of an impact his personal style of…
Lehman launches high-yield loan index
The move is in response to the growth of high-yield floating-rate leveraged loans
BAA bondholders win covenant concession after takeover bid
Buyout talk prompts BAA bondholders to demand - and gain - a change-of-control clause in new bonds
High Yield flying high
High Yield
Is time running out for General Motors?
General Motors
Hedge funds preoccupy ABS West conference
The main debate concerned the growing role of hedge funds in securitisation
Credit options: Arrested development
Credit Options
David Newman
Citigroup's co-head of European credit trading tells Hardeep Dhillon how he has adapted his research skills to the world of trading
WestLB puts new spin on property
Profile
Under scrutiny
Equity Derivatives
Banks get stressed
Stress Testing
Tussle over alpha
Alternative Investments
Seeking risk transfer
Insurance
CBOE Vix options thrive on first day
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has recorded a strong first day of trading for its options on its volatility index, Vix. The number of options traded were 4,328 calls and 5,095 puts, totalling 9,423 contracts by the end of the day on February…
Asia-Pacific CDO issuance to rise this year, says Fitch
There is likely to be an increase in the issuance of collateralised debt obligation (CDO) issuance in the Asia-Pacific region in 2006, rating agency Fitch said in a new report.