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PDIG appoints new chairman
The London-based Property Derivatives Interest Group (PDIG) has appointed Nick Scarles as its new chairman.
French finance ministry releases SG post mortem
The French finance ministry called for better risk management and oversight at Société Générale (SG), and heavier fines for non-compliant banks, in a preliminary report issued today.
Lack of legal action over Mifid so far
Despite last year’s warnings from regulators saying they would punish financial institutions who had not complied with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) in time for the November 1 deadline, no European Union member states or UK-based…
Fitch sees rise in Asian securitisation in 2008
Fitch Ratings expects overall issuance in the non-Japan Asian cross-border securitisation market to rise after pricing conditions stablise in 2008 and following stagnant growth in 2007, the agency said in a report issued on February 4.
Shinsei launches 'hybrid' bond
Japanese bank's first covered bond is deemed riskier than its European counterparts
Market mulls implications of Northern Rock rescue plan
While some welcome any initiatives to reopen the securitisation market, others question whether the government's guarantee gives the lender an unfair advantage
Next big hurdle looms for Sivs
Structured investment vehicles face the prospect of refinancing $170bn of medium term notes
Improvement in ABCP outlook sparks hopes of recovery
A pick-up in the issuance of asset-backed commercial paper is being seen as a sign that the market is near or at the bottom, although European observers remain cautious
Fitch Ratings closes derivatives spin-off as agencies count the cost of slowdown
Derivative Fitch, launched to much fanfare just over a year ago, has been rolled back into the parent company in response to falling revenues from derivatives and structured credit