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We're all Swensenians now
The appeal of commodities used to be the equity-like returns combined with low correlation to stocks and bonds. That all changed once the commodities bandwagon started rolling
A silver lining for quants
Salaries might be flat at best compared with 2007 but quants' unique skillsets are in demand
Gulf states face inflation threat to single currency
Plans by the Gulf Co-operation Council to launch a single currency by 2010 are beginning to look optimistic, with the spectre of runaway inflation throwing the whole scheme into doubt
Called to account
Dealers have criticised fair value accounting on illiquid assets as exacerbating the subprime crisis. A growing number of banks and industry bodies have called for a suspension of mark-to-market accounting for illiquid instruments. Are the accounting…
Malaysia Investors warned to mind the ratings gap
This year has seen a flood of bond issuers tapping the Malaysian markets but investors should be aware that local agencies are working on a different ratings scale to international standards
A new 'information age' for credit
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Nigel Sillis
The director of fixed-income and currency research at Baring Asset Management talks to Matthew Attwood about bubbles, credit risk and mushroom picking
CDS clearing house tops regulators' to-do list in drive to tackle counterparty risk
The New York Fed is keen to establish a central clearing house for CDS, with CCorp poised to launch such a service. But will the recently merged Creditex-ICE throw its hat into the ring?
Jim Webber
Changing hats
Christopher Cox
Changing hats
Compliance is not enough
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Jeremy Bennett, David Smith & Simon Stockwell
Changing hats
Malcolm Knight
Changing hats
LDI and beyond
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Meeting the challenges of internal models
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A stochastic step forward
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