Credit risk
Clearing the way for competition
Until recently, NOS was the only player offering clearing for freight derivatives. But with the arrival of new players, competition is set to intensify. Oliver Holtaway reports
How to avoid the high-yield blow-ups
With spreads at historic tights and default rates set to rise, high-yield investors are nervous. The advice from the experts is to pick your credits carefully, stay in short-dated paper and keep an eye on interest rates. Laurence Neville guides a path…
Women in credit
Credit magazine profiles 50 top-achievers working in the global credit markets today
Isda to include single-name trades in cash settlement
Following six successful credit event auctions, Isda extends the settlement process
Asian CDOs set to rise
No adverse effect on synthetic CDOs from the bankruptcy of Dana Corp
Building a market for credit options
Calls to improve efficiency in credit options trading are intensifying as the market continues to mature. Hardeep Dhillon looks at a recent initiative by Icap which brought together market participants to discuss dealers' proposals
Greenspan 'appalled' by credit derivatives processing failings
Former Fed chief hits out at sloppy CDS documentation procedures
The single life
Trading platforms
A toast to the winners
End-User Survey 2006
Convergence on credit
Insurance
Bumped along by Basel II
Credit portfolio management has become an integral part of many big banks' risk management. Smaller banks have lagged behind, but the planned introduction of Basel II next year could provide an incentive for more active management of their loan exposures…
Greenspan lashes out at credit derivatives industry
Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, has found it “appalling” that banks were trading credit default swaps (CDS) and documenting them on scraps of paper. Speaking at the Bond Market Association’s (BMA) 30th anniversary dinner…
Fitch positive on Asia-Pacific CDO issuances
Fitch Ratings expects issuances of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) to increase this year in Asia-Pacific, including China, the rating agency said in its latest CDO quarterly report released in May.