Credit markets
Hedge fund panel advocates CRO function
The revelation of sizeable hedge fund losses in the structured credit market in May have prompted renewed calls from investors and regulators in the US and Europe for greater disclosure in the hedge fund sector.
Eurex to launch CDS index product
Eurex has licensed International Index Company's European iTraxx indexes in preparation for the launch of an exchange-traded contract based on the European credit default swap (CDS) index before the end of the year.
European ABS: Will it end in tiers?
As part of a special focus on asset-backed securities, we take a look at the European ABS market. After a prolonged period of spread compression, credit tiering may be making a return to the market, as Alan McNee reports
Autos still most active CDS in US and Europe
The effect of Standard and Poor's downgrading the credit ratings of debt owned by Ford and General Motors two months ago is still washing through the credit default swap (CDS) market.
Can research reinvent itself?
The provision of credit research to clients is undergoing sweeping reform, as regulatory concerns grow over potential conflicts of interest and banks reassess the value of giving out freebies. Philip Moore examines what this all adds up to for investors
Dealing with volatility
Dealing with volatility
De-leveraging credit risk
Leverage
A marked difference
Credit opinions
Trusts gain traction
Canadian oil and gas companies are rushing to convert to royalty trusts, despite the stigma some attach to them. This is good news for the energy-hedging market, but some still have reservations about the trust sector. By Joe Marsh
A time for credit overlay
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Editor's letter
Comment
Inflation-linked bonds Ready for take-off, or a load of hot air?
index-linked market
League table chicanery in Spain
Spain focus
Spreads vs volatility
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Up, up and away! CDS index trading reaches new heights
CDS index trading
Spanish securitisation tied up in red tape
Spain focus
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REGULATORY UPDATE
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