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Covenants: crisis of confidence
Financial covenants that rely too heavily on ratios are just not sophisticated enough to predict the likelihood of default, argues Sarah Woo. Loan originators must learn a trick or two from their colleagues in portfolio management and develop…
Covenants: crisis of confidence
Financial covenants that rely too heavily on ratios are just not sophisticated enough to predict the likelihood of default, argues Sarah Woo. Loan originators must learn a trick or two from their colleagues in portfolio management and develop…
Fourth consecutive record quarterly inflow to hedge funds, says Tass
Investors continued to favour equity-orientated strategies during the first quarter of this year, with hedge funds gaining a record $38.2 billion in net assets, the fourth consecutive quarterly record for industry inflows, according to Tass Research, a…
Bank of America sets up new Asia debt management team
Bank of America (BoA) has set up a new debt management team in Asia to build on its efforts in debt capital raising, distribution, structuring and trading activities throughout the region, the bank said.
New England revolution
Public pension plans
Linedata rolls out compliance engine
Buy-side technology vendor Linedata Services has launched an enterprise-wide pre- and post-trade compliance engine, Linedata Compliance.
Linedata rolls out compliance engine
Buy-side technology vendor Linedata Services has launched an enterprise-wide pre- and post-trade compliance engine, Linedata Compliance.
Linedata rolls out compliance engine
Buy-side technology vendor Linedata Services has launched an enterprise-wide pre- and post-trade compliance engine, Linedata Compliance.
Traditional ratios fail to accurately measure liquidity
Traditional liquidity metrics “leave much to be desired”, said Leonard Matz, managing director of Kamakura Corporation, at an address at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His talk was part of a workshop on assessing, managing and supervising financial…
Energy clearing in Catch 22 situation, says Fitch
Denise Furey, New York-based senior director of global power at rating agency Fitch, believes the clearing of over-the-counter energy derivatives contracts is in something of a ‘Catch 22’ predicament.
A Fine Spring
The UK’s Financial Services Authority is targeting banks that are lagging on their anti-money laundering efforts.