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Issue 49 - July 25th

  • Rumour has it...

      • Defining moment

        It's you, you, you

        Main Entry: ramp Pronunciation: 'ramp Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-Fre...


  • Data


  • News

      • Uncertainty prevails

        Structured credit investors sit it out

        The European indices edged slightly inward by mid-morning today, 25 July. However, investors look s...

      • Cross-asset strategy

        Non-credit instruments offer hedging solution

        At current market levels being short iTraxx Europe Crossover is proving expensive for investors. As...

      • Smoothing structure?

        New CDO of ABS could lead the way

        Deutsche Bank is marketing an innovative CDO of European mezzanine ABS CDS - Galileo 1 CDO...

      • More permacap moves

        One vehicle explains NAV dip and another begins share buy-back

        Washington Square Investment Management's listed structured credit fund Carador plc announced a 2.5...


  • Job Swaps

      • Investment manager grows CDOs

        The latest company and people moves

        Investment manager grows CDOsSolent Capital, the specialist investment management group, has appoin...


  • News Round-up

      • Australian funds take further action

        A round up of this week's structured credit news

        Australian funds take further actionTroubled Australian fund Basis Capital has appointed Blackstone...


  • Research Notes

      • Trading ideas - bonds out of line

        John Hunt, research analyst at Credit Derivatives Research, looks at a Vodafone Group bond switch

        With markets widening amid continuing uncertainty on a number of fronts – from sub-prime to LBOs –...

      • Ball in the bowl - part 1

        In this two part series, the tail risk of CDOs is examined by Matt King and Michael Hampden-Turner o...

        Investors have long struggled to understand the risks on structured credit relative to plain vanill...



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