Opinion
A new form of capital
Editor's letter
Guaranteeing more
Comment
Time to keep a cool head
EDITOR'S LETTER
Bucking the trend
Editor's letter
Editor's letter
Editorial
Back to basics
We take you back to the credit basics to review everything you thought you already knew but were too afraid to ask... Teresa Callaghan, at credit management firm Transcom, looks at the debt sale market
Talking point - New securitisation markets
On the back of news that Japan is to securitise public sector receivables for the first time, we ask market participants about where they see development in new securitisation markets in 2008
Market graphic - European high-yield default rate
Although the markets are pricing in a jump in this year's European speculative-grade default rate to 7.5%, JPMorgan Credit Research predict a more modest rise of 2.5%
Legal spotlight
The implications of Basel II on UK financial institutions have been far-reaching. Benedict James and Lisa Murray of law firm Linklaters look at banking books in the loans market
Column – Nigel Rendell
Emerging markets, particularly China, may provide a welcome source of returns this year but investors need to watch out for the effects of any US recession on the sector.
Dinallo's dilemma
Editor's letter
Stop hiding behind the foliage
EDITOR'S LETTER
Whither originate and distribute?
Some argue the crisis in structured credit markets signals the demise of the originate-and-distribute model of banking, but this fails to take into account the pattern of all revolutions, argues David Rowe
Credit evolution
Editor's letter
Editor's letter
Editorial
Market graphic - Recessionary pricing
The effects of a US recession on Europe are hard to quantify, but European spreads are already pricing in a mild recession, according to JPMorgan Credit Research. Is this enough?