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Creditex offshoot launches credit derivatives portfolio trading system
Q-Wixx aims to cut the time it takes to trade large portfolios of credit derivatives; Cairn Capital and four dealers test drive system due for launch in January
CDS volumes to top $30 trillion this year
According to Deutsche Bank estimates, the credit default swap market will continue to grow this year - albeit at a slower rate - as a wider pool of investors gain approval to enter the market
Italian telco Wind whips up a storm in credit markets with mammoth PIK note
The EUR1.7 billion record-breaking payment-in-kind deal priced well inside guidance levels, but there is concern that investors are underestimating the credit risk of such deals
Ratings shake-up threatens to take the fizz out of buoyant hybrids market
Indications by Moody's that it may downgrade certain types of hybrid securities have perturbed investors still sensitive after the NAIC's recent flirtation with classifying hybrids as equity