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Issue 16 - November 22nd

  • Rumour has it...

      • Happy holidays?

        Giving some thanks

        Now is a time to give thanks: thanks that Thanksgiving isn't a global event (we did consider not men...

  • Data

  • News

      • European LCDS debate rolls on

        Portfolio managers association calls for cancellability but not all agree

        The International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) joined in the debate over LCDS d...

      • Merrill taps Singapore retail

        First principal-protected notes arrive, with more expected

        Merrill Lynch launched on Monday what it describes as a first-of-its-kind Jubilee LinkGain note pro...

      • iTraxx hovers on the edge

        Index tightening could reverse in the short-term, while more LBO talk permeates singe names

        The European CDS indices edged slightly tighter this week as the markets wound down either side of t...

  • Provider Profile

      • "You need a supplier that can match the market"

        Credit derivatives pricing software firm Quantifi is the subject of this week's provider profile

        Quantifi, founded in 2002 by the Australian Rohan Douglas – an ex-Citigroup head of credit derivati...

  • Job Swaps

      • NewSmith strengthens CDO focus

        The latest company and people moves

        NewSmith strengthens CDO focusNewSmith Financial Solutions (NSFS), the debt-focused advisory busine...

  • News Round-up

      • Fitch launches default index

        A round up of this week's structured credit news

        Fitch launches default index Fitch Ratings is today, 22 November, launching a new index to measure...

  • Research Notes

      • Trading ideas - flutterby

        Tim Backshall, chief credit derivatives strategist at Credit Derivatives Research, suggests a CPDO d...

        Both the US and EUR credit markets have been affected by the emergence of CPDOs. The huge leverage...


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