Credit markets
Barclays Capital
Structured Products House of the Year
Morgan Stanley
US Electricity House of the Year
The return of the bank balance sheet CDO
5. bank balance sheet CDOs
CDS: the building blocks for synthetic CDOs
2. credit default swaps
The Big Interview: Chris Flanagan
Following the crisis in subprime mortgages in the US, the head of global structured finance research at JPMorgan in New York talks to Dalia Fahmy about spillover risks for auto loans
Lukewarm reception for Eurex credit futures
Eurex admits that trading volumes have been "disappointing" since the March 27 launch of the new contract, but denies that the product is illiquid
Invention is the mother of CDO market expansion
1. introduction
What's behind the demand for CDOs
3. product demand
Second-generation CPDOs hit the market
Rating agencies welcome evolution of CPDOs into managed structures as Lehman Brothers and Pioneer, and ABN Amro and Fortis bring deals to market
When - not if - the cycle turns
10. survival strategies
How to keep the barbarians at bay
The recent attempted buyout of Sainsbury's showed that no one is safe from the clutches of private equity; cash-rich houses are now clubbing together in joint bids to target even the largest names. Matthew Attwood explains the consequences for credit…
Balance sheet or arbitrage CDOs?
4. balance sheet/arbitrage
CDOs of ABS
8. CDOs of ABS
CPDOs: riding the wave
11. CPDOs
Investors shy away from curve steepeners
Credit curve steepener trades using constant maturity swaps have emerged as an innovative way to take advantage of the much-anticipated rise in credit volatility. So what is hampering take-up of these products? By Hardeep Dhillon
The CDO Factory
CDO boutique Cohen & Company has emerged as a major force in the structured credit market. But as a niche operator, it has to think and act fast to stay ahead of the competition. Dalia Fahmy talks to senior management and discovers that the key is…
Market graphic: Correlation breakdown
Market Graphic
