Credit risk
The risk transfer shell game
Credit derivatives
Corporate focus on credit risk management
Sponsor’s statement
A cost/benefit approach to Basel II
The cost of implementing Basel II could put banks at a competitive disadvantage compared with non-banks, and spur them to ‘de-bank’ to avoid this regulatory burden. Harry Stordel and Andrew Cross say regulators must look at the provisions from a cost…
Weaving an integrated solution
A treacherous credit environment and growing awareness of the danger of credit and market risk correlation have convinced financial institutions that they need to evaluate these exposures together. To get a unified view, will they need to adopt unified…
Branching out
Credit derivatives
DBS in new synthetic deal
New Angles
A cost/benefit approach to Basel II
The cost of implementing Basel II could put banks at a competitive disadvantage compared with non-banks, and spur them to ‘de-bank’ to avoid this regulatory burden. Harry Stordel and Andrew Cross say regulators must look at the provisions from a cost…
The benefits of Enron
Many corporations are keeping a low profile when it comes to their derivatives use. But when the Enron-related witch-hunts are over, companies may find that insurers and shareholders now view corporate hedging as a fiduciary duty
Structured vehicle link to fund of funds to widen client base
CDOs have been restructured for the fund of hedge fund market
$7.3 billion in risk transferred in first index-linked synthetic CDO
JP Morgan Chase's groundbreaking index-linked synthetic collateralised debt obligation (CDO) transaction, dubbed Horizon, has transferred $7.3 billion in risk - making it one of the largest-ever synthetic CDOs. The bank had previously refused to disclose…
Credit Markets Update: Telecoms spreads continue widening
The cost of protection on European telecoms rose again today following the publication of a number of negative analyst reports. Traders at JP Morgan Chase in London quoted five-year credit default swaps (CDS) on France Telecom 20 basis points wider over…
Gaining an edge from Basel
The recent recommendations of the Basel Committee are set to usher in a period of upheaval for many participants in the banking sector. Standard & Poor’s Anthony Albert looks at how to gain a competitive advantage in credit risk management in the light…
Consolidation fever
Utilities
ABB: a mixed outlook
Hold
New solutions
Cover story
Gaining an edge from Basel
Sponsored article
Credit adaptation
Credit insurance
Catch 22 for corporate liquidity
Companies facing relatively minor business difficulties are being shut out of the commercial paper market, forcing their treasurers to scramble for alternative financing to avoid insolvency. Is there any way to manage this liquidity risk?
Fannie and Freddie – a look under the lid
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two of the largest and most sophisticated participants in the US interest rate derivatives market. But criticism of their risk management has been growing. Is the market safe?