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Issue 166  - December 23rd

Macroeconomic impact

Flat volumes but improved sentiment for US ABS in 2010
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Issue 165  - December 16th

Gathering momentum

US CMBS in demand, multi-borrower deal under construction
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Issue 164  - December 9th

Rating concerns

Conventional approach criticised
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Issue 163  - December 2nd

Navigating the crisis

Permacaps modify strategies to weather the storm
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Issue 162  - November 25th

Cash versus synthetic

CLO-LCDX relative value analysed
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Issue 161  - November 18th

Compensation review

Structured credit and ABS bonuses on the rise
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Issue 160  - November 11th

Primary considerations

Equity economics continue to hinder CLO re-emergence
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Issue 159  - November 4th

Ratings debate

Non-rated structured finance issuance to gain traction?
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Issue 158  - October 28th

New issues

TALF CMBS threatened by thawing of unsecured debt markets
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Issue 157  - October 21st

No respite

Pressure still increasing for CLO managers to consolidate
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Issue 156  - October 14th

Capturing market share

Deleveraging poses challenges for changing credit insurance model
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Issue 155  - October 7th

Timing issue

Rising prices and deteriorating fundamentals overshadow PPIF launches
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Issue 154  - September 30th

Damp squib?

SIV liquidates quietly, but secondary CDO market continues to improve
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Issue 153  - September 23rd

Good with the bad

European CMBS performance reflects deal difficulties
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Issue 152  - September 16th

GSEs face the music

Fannie and Freddie restructuring debate heats up
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Issue 151  - September 9th

Testing the water

VW to market auto ABS to European investors
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Issue 150  - September 2nd

Looking up

Recruitment prospects improve as banks return to hiring mode
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Issue 149  - August 19th

Ambac takes action

Monoline litigation cases to gather pace?
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Issue 148  - August 5th

CLO evolution

European repack market gains momentum
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Issue 147  - July 29th

REIT revival

New vehicles to provide sustainable MBS investment source?
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Issue 146  - July 22nd

Directional bets

Macro uncertainty brings tranche opportunities
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Issue 145  - July 15th

Rebalancing the books

Renewed focus on portfolio restructuring activity
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Issue 144  - July 8th

Correlation return?

Emergence of macro players and new risks could revitalise correlation
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Issue 143  - July 1st

Limited mezz opportunity?

Investors seek hedge fund-style returns
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Issue 142  - June 24th

MBS therapy

CMBS and RMBS re-REMIC issuance surges
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Issue 141  - June 17th

What lies beneath

Is the mezz CLO rally more than just positive technicals?
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Issue 140  - June 10th

New look

Second-generation ABS opportunity funds gain traction
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Issue 139  - June 3rd

Asian opportunities

Inefficiencies of Asian distressed debt offer risk and rewards
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Issue 138  - May 27th

Superseding the SIV

New, enhanced structured finance vehicles discussed
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Issue 137  - May 20th

Double-A focus

CLO trading activity moves down capital structure
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Issue 136  - May 13th

CMBS catastrophe?

Industry braces for potential ramifications of GGP bankruptcy filing
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Issue 135  - May 6th

Free Article CMBS included

But hung commercial real estate loan problem remains
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Issue 134  - April 29th

Hot property

Investors move along the curve as ABS spreads race in
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Issue 133  - April 22nd

Guaranteed success?

UK budget puts RMBS on the agenda
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Issue 132  - April 15th

Restructuring reassessed

Remains a critical issue in European CDS standardisation efforts
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Issue 131  - April 8th

Exclusion zone

Challenges remain for CDS clearing for the buy-side
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Issue 130  - April 1st

Free Article Recovery revisited

Call for increased transparency around CDS recovery rates
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Issue 129  - March 25th

Fit for purpose?

Bonus row raises questions over correlation model viability
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Issue 128  - March 18th

Unsustainable dislocation

Likelihood of bank restructuring grows
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Issue 127  - March 11th

Secondary reboot

Participants look to restart market in coming months
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Issue 126  - March 4th

Free Article Documentation dilemma

Noteholders left out of the loop as CDO managers look to amend deals
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Issue 125  - February 25th

Contingency plans

CCDS trading platform prepares for launch
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Issue 124  - February 18th

Time to unite?

Consolidation talk renewed as management fees come under pressure
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Issue 123  - February 11th

Litigation boom?

'Bad bank' could become catalyst for CDO suits
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Issue 122  - February 4th

Free Article Tactical timing

Viability of agency-broker model increases
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Issue 121  - January 28th

Clipped wings?

Good bank/bad bank model inches closer
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Issue 120  - January 21st

Contract quandaries

Mod-R issue splits traders
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Issue 119  - January 14th

Investment prospects

Japan prepares for increased CDO issuance, while investors in Asia take a cautious view
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Issue 118  - January 7th

Free Article Alternative investment?

Transition emerges between playing direction as a trade versus picking exposure as an investment
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