Opinion
The EDS dustbin
As the market talks up CDS of ABS and loan CDS as the next big things, StreetCred warns readers not to forget the fate of equity default swaps
Greenspan's conundrum
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El dilema de la inflación
Comentario
Plain English please
Complaints are reaching me about the way in which the US regulators have released the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR). My sources point out that the advance notice of proposed rulemaking – released way back in those halcyon days of August 2003 – came…
The arrogance of hindsight
Some governments are reportedly becoming more active in using derivatives to manage their debt and funding costs. While arguably quite sensible, public distrust and sensationalist journalism present special dangers, argues David Rowe
Editor's Letter
Comment
Paying a premium for bank analysts
Bank analysts are paid more than other credit analysts; but are they really worth it? Toby Nangle did the number-crunching to find out
Credit derivatives: the next generation
Now that credit default swaps and other credit derivatives are moving into the mainstream of financial trading, a new range of products and structures are being developed using synthetic techniques. Calyon's Loic Fery and Ally Chow review some of these…
Cash-CDS basis
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The outlook for Ford
Talking point
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 ... Dominic Pegler, head of fixed-income strategy for Europe at Barclays Global Investors in London, explains how a bond is priced
Are we nearly there yet?
Amy Falls wonders when credit spreads will widen enough for investors to feel that credit risk is being priced appropriately
Legal Spotlight
US Congress is considering new legislation that could enable CDO issuers to sell greater chunks of their CDOs to pension plan investors. Todd Garvelink and Howard Mulligan explain
An insight into annuities
Review
The pragmatists fight back
Editor's letter
Editor's letter
Editorial
Awakening giant?
Some circumstances endure long enough to become embedded in the unexamined assumptions of a generation. In the case of the Japanese economy, these assumptions could prove costly, argues David Rowe