The recent correction in the bond markets could prove to be a boon for emerging market CDOs, according to bankers. A few synthetic deals are in the pipeline, including one being arranged by Goldman ...

Financial derivatives have greatly enhanced the range of tools available for managing financial risks. Currently, derivatives are widely used to mitigate and reallocate the financial risk related to ...

A report on financial risk based on a survey answered by 175 bankers, regulators and corporate users was published last month by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation. They were asked to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in some structured credit deals using derivatives are seen as likely to unwind them after new U.S. accounting rules are introduced that will require the derivatives to ...

The ranks of firms looking to set up highly-rated, limited-purpose companies to act as counterparties in credit default swaps are swelling as they look to offload CDO-generated risks. The ranks of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the subprime mortgage crisis making investors wary of collateralized debt obligations, or bonds secured by other bonds, Wall Street is cooking up even riskier deals offering ...

Don’t mistake CLOs for CDOs - CLOs invest in senior secured loans and have built-in risk protections that have been tested through two major market crises. CLOs stand apart from other types of ...

Generally regarded as the most comprehensive report of its kind, the British Bankers Associations most recent survey of the 25 leading dealers in the credit derivatives market finds that the global ...

In the early days of synthetic collateralized debt obligations, most deals were static. When static deals were hit by a series of defaults in 2001 and 2002, managed deals became popular with investors ...

Corporates have largely ignored the rapidly growing credit derivatives market for years. But will it help or hinder them if global growth begins to slow? The credit derivatives market has been one of ...

Based in Paris, Laurent joins a joint venture between the structured credit and fixed income credit team, made up of 20 specialists dedicated to the structuring of securitisations and the management ...