Structured products
Talking liquidity
Conference report
A long way to go
Longevity
SIVs in need of a service
Structured Investment Vehicles
Caution at Cairn
Cairn Capital's chief executive, Paul Campbell, talks to Alexander Campbell
Basel II backlash
Credit Risk
Back to basics
Collateralised debt obligation (CDO) arrangers were ambushed in August by the most dramatic shifts in credit markets since 2005, while many investors have shied away from complex products. Where does this leave the future of the CDO market? Mark Pengelly…
Singed by contingents
Deal-contingent Swaps
Rates rebound
Interest rates
Pressure point
Editor's letter
Moody's lowers UBS rating due to subprime fears
Rating agency Moody's has cut UBS's bank financial strength rating (BSFR) from A- to B+, saying the bank still has more subprime losses to reveal.
German banks take on $520 million in IKB losses
A pool of German banks led by KfW agreed yesterday to take on the $520 million risk associated with Havenrock, one of the vehicles funding IKB's troubled Rhineland investment conduit.
E*Trade’s CEO departs as Citadel injects $2.5bn into the firm
E*Trade’s chief executive, Mitchell Caplan, is the latest high-profile casualty of the US subprime crisis. Jarrett Lilien, the financial services firm’s president, has been named acting chief executive.