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Dealers work towards clearing house for credit default swaps
A group of dealers hoping to avoid the systemic implications of counterparty risk is working with the Clearing Corporation on establishing a central clearing house for certain credit derivatives products.
Auction rates securities investigations gathering steam
Regulatory investigations into the collapse of the auction rate securities (ARS) market are getting under way in the US, while investors stuck holding illiquid paper turn to the fledgling secondary market in an attempt to unwind their positions.
Credit derivatives volumes continue to rise
The credit derivatives market grew by 81% in 2007 to reach $62.2 trillion in outstanding notional, according to figures from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
Margin of error
Prime Brokers
Call of duty
Government-sponsored Enterprises
Derivatives face regulatory scrutiny
The derivatives industry faces a period of heightened scrutiny by regulators, mirroring the supervisory review in the wake of a series of mis-selling scandals in the 1990s, warn bankers.
Losses and lawsuits
Monolines
Dividend option market tipped for growth
Dividend swaps have been under pressure since the onset of the credit crisis, as fears of dividend cuts have caused the historically steep curve to flatten considerably. But, despite gloomy economic forecasts, the investor base appears to be expanding,…
Can the Icelandic meltdown be avoided?
Fears over the strength of the Icelandic banking system have caused the wholesale system to shut on Icelandic banks, prompting the country’s central bank to hike interest rates to record levels. At first sight, the initiative appears to have worked, with…
Deutsche succumbs to crisis with €141m Q1 loss
Deutsche Bank chalked up losses of €141 million for the first quarter of 2008, after digesting a €2.7 billion writedown on leveraged loan commitments, commercial real estate and residential mortgage-backed securitities (RMBS) exposures, the firm has…
Markit to launch synthetic municipal bond index
Markit plans to launch its Markit MCDX index on May 6, an index of 50 municipal bond credit default swaps (CDS).
EC outlines changes to Capital Requirements Directive
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on over 50 technical changes to the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD), which sets out the regulatory capital financial institutions must hold to cover their liabilities.
Emerging markets could produce next boom-bust cycle
As regulators clamp down on securitised products, leveraged investors are racing to new markets. JP Morgan analysts say the crisis might be shifting leverage from structured products to emerging markets.
New transparency rules for credit rating agencies
Daily news headlines
Bank of England will swap gilts for RMBS
The Bank of England will step in to improve the balance sheets of UK banks by allowing them to swap illiquid mortgage-backed securities for treasury bills.
Dealers work towards clearing house for credit derivatives
A group of dealers hoping to avoid the systemic implications of counterparty risk are working with the Clearing Corporation on the establishment of a central clearing house for certain credit derivatives products.
Isda AGM: Credit backlogs rise on higher volumes
Despite the efforts of dealers and intermediaries, backlogs in credit derivatives trade processing rose again in 2007, according to an Isda survey released yesterday.