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Asia Risk interdealer survey 2008: Dealers

Volatile markets have led to a shift towards more vanilla products in 2008. At the same time, fears about counterparty credit risks mounted, helping European and Asian banks perform particularly well in Asia Risk's 13th interdealer survey

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Insurance rankings 2008

With equity and credit markets experiencing unprecedented levels of volatility, it was not unexpected that banks strong in this sector would head the overall poll - but the consultancy category contained some surprises. Aaron Woolner reports

Understanding 'true LTV'

Risk management is now top of the boardroom agenda for mortgage lenders across the globe. Mark Witherspoon of UKValuation explains why understanding the concept of 'true loan-to-value' is a key element of any lender's approach to risk management

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Risk Australia Rankings 2008: A roller-coaster year

Market participants in Australia have faced a year of ups and downs in all asset classes. But a number of dealers - some facing problems of their own - have stood up to the task, with Deutsche Bank defending its position at the top of the pile

Lawsuits leave monolines' future in the balance

Two high-profile court cases involving FGIC and XL Capital Assurance could determine the fate of the troubled monoline insurance industry. If the verdicts go against the insurers, the damage would not just be to their reputation, but it would call into…

A clearer picture

Fraud has gone to the top of the postmortem on the US subprime debacle. To detect and prevent it, more information at the loan level is needed, and the standardisation of data would also help investors in mortgage-backed securities make better decisions,…

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