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Greek bailout deal fails to dent CDS spreads
Sovereign spreads flat or wider despite agreement on fresh bailout for Greece
CDS market holds breath as Greek bail-out talks continue
Spreads are static and volumes light as EU finance ministers and the Greek government try to reach agreement over bail-out terms
Structured products linked to real assets and credit back on the menu in Italy
The Italian structured products market is seeing a pick-up as institutional investors demand exposure to physical assets and credit
Little seasonal cheer for bank CDS spreads
Europe's big banks have endured a rocky month of ratings downgrades, eurozone discord and funding stress
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Bonus certificates lose their shine
Bonus certificates lose their shine
People: Todd Steinberg exits Macquarie
Steinberg leaves as Macquarie trims
Germany downgrade threat sees eurozone CDSs widen
Eurozone CDS spreads were back on the rise today after Standard & Poor's warned it could downgrade 15 eurozone member states, including Germany
Eurozone CDS spreads fall on French-German fiscal deal
Risk perceptions in the eurozone fell today as France and Germany agreed new treaty plans that will sanction fiscally irresponsible member states
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Italy in the spotlight
German CDS spreads level out after weak debt auction spooks markets
Cost of insuring against a German government default remains stable after yesterday’s lacklustre debt auction, but risk perceptions on German banks surge
Illiquidity holding back CCDS, despite Basel III endorsement
Basel III allows contingent credit default swaps (CCDSs) to be used as a mitigant when calculating credit value adjustment. Advocates of CCDSs hope that will give the market some momentum – but others say the product will continue to suffer from a…
CVA desks to keep buying sovereign CDSs – even if they never pay out
Even if CDS contracts are not triggered in Greek restructuring, Basel III's CVA charge ensures the market will live on - but episode raises fresh questions about design of capital framework, dealers say
CDS spreads in holding pattern as row delays eurozone deal
Spreads flat or slightly tighter despite political squabbling over size of EFSF
European bank spreads decline amid talk of recapitalisation plans
Risk perceptions on European banks fall as Merkel and Sarkozy agree to produce a recapitalisation plan within the month
People: Eisenhauer to exit Standard & Poor's
Tim Eisenhauer to leave S&P; Ferdinando Samaria named head of global commodities at UniCredit; Andy Sparks joins MSCI as managing director and head of product management in New York
OpRisk Europe: Revised ORX reporting standards due imminently
New standards will clarify definitions and requirements for reporting to loss data consortium
Solvency II drives changing appetite for fixed income
Changing appetites
Isda AGM: CCPs 'thinly capitalised' warns UniCredit's Mustier
In addition to margin requirements, UniCredit's head of corporate and investment banking argues clearing houses might need more capital
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Risk Italia Rankings 2010
A twist in the tail