Securitisation
Questioning convergence
Securitisation
Retail credit innovations
Credit derivatives
The cutting hedge
Loan hedging
Resecuritisation set for rapid growth in Japan, says Moody's
Resecuritisation deals - collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) backed by structured finance securities - are likely to grow in Japan, according to a report issued this week by Moody’s Investors Service.
US credit default swaps and CLN markets recovering, says S&P
The US credit default swaps (CDS) and credit-linked notes (CLN) markets are recovering from a lull in activity, according to rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
Evolving credit
The flexibility of credit default swaps makes them an invaluable tool for arbitrage, speculation or hedging products
Structurally sound
Profile
Funding the future
CFOs
A market redeemed
CDOs
Banks struggle with conduits
FIN 46
Sumitomo closes Japan’s first CDO backed by structured finance transactions
Tokyo-based Sumitomo Trust and Banking (STB) has closed Japan's first synthetic collateralised debt obligation (CDO) referenced to a semi-managed portfolio of structured finance transactions. The deal was worth ¥70 billion ($591 million).
Sweeping it under the carpet
German securitisation
A blend of assets
Credit/equity hybrids
Job moves
People
Principia and CreditTrade extend coverage to market
principia system Version 4.0 offers risk analysis techniques
New paths open up for Japanese investors as old and new contrast
Japan hedge fund managers are expecting better returns than in Europe
Insurance companies’ slow embrace
Credit derivatives
CDO market looks to a broader asset base
Collateral