Feature/Central banks
Attenti a quel rischio
Basilea 2
È tempo di un nuovo modello?
Modelli di capitale economico
Indubbiamente costosa
Raccolta bancaria
Cultural exchange
EEX and Powernext's agreement to share their electricity spot and derivatives markets represents groundbreaking Franco-German energy market co-operation. The CEOs of both exchanges talk to Roderick Bruce about the challenges involved and what the merged…
SEC toughens rules for credit rating agencies
Daily news headlines
Capitale sotto controllo
Tavola rotonda sponsorizzata
Discussing distressed debt - A roundtable
One area that looks poised to benefit from the turn in the credit cycle is distressed debt, with funds readying themselves to take advantage of any opportunities that may arise. Six thought leaders of the industry consider the outlook for distressed debt
Electronic platforms: Riding out the storm
Electronic platforms
The drive for automation
Trading technology
The final frontier
Single-dealer platforms
Out of the comfort zone
Operational stress
Seeking security
Cover story
Defaults domino
Synthetic credit
Risk returns
Conference report
Investec unveils fifth series of structured products
Investec Structured Products has released its fifth series, including the latest issue of its accumulation, investment and income plans. The five-year FTSE 100 and RPI Combination Plan 4 offers annual payments equivalent to 7.5% of the initial investment…
Minibond swap agreements terminated in Singapore
HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore), the trustee for the Lehman Minibond programme, has terminated the swaps in the product for series 1 to 8 of the programme, which removes the risk of credit events in the underlying securities and helps to…
Arc unveils latest range of core products
Arc Capital and Income has launched the latest offering of its three core products, comprising the Bricks and Mortar Plan two, the Bull and Bear Enhanced Investment Plan five and the Fixed Income Plan nine.
Investors' interest intensifies in hedge funds as countries compete for business
With vast sums looking for attractive investment opportunities, the Middle East is ripe for hedge fund development. While there are significant challenges still to overcome, liberalisation and the development of viable financial service centres are…
High five for distressed investors
There is a celebratory mood amongst distressed debt investors. Having spent several years scratching around for opportunities in a raging bull market, their cup now runneth over. We profile five leading funds in the distressed arena
Lawmakers take aim at CDS market
Regulators have been threatening the credit derivatives market with draconian new legislation in a bid to curb practices that supposedly exacerbated the current turmoil. But the lawmakers' belligerent comments are somewhat akin to closing the windows…
Joyce Chang
The head of emerging markets research at JPMorgan talks to Dalia Fahmy about how the sector is adapting to the upheaval in the the global markets
Rescue remedy
Governments and central banks have finally acted to attempt to stem the crisis that engulfed the world's financial markets. But is their response too little too late? Laurence Neville finds out