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Issue 36 - April 25th

  • Rumour has it...

      • Political correction

        What are words worth?

        There are reports, albeit potentially very misleading ones, of a new era of political awareness acro...

  • Data

  • News

      • Unlocking equity

        Early redemption of CDO doubles equity holder value

        Pearl Group and NewSmith Financial Solutions have this week completed the early redemption of a CDO...

      • CFXOs getting nearer

        First rating agency methodology released as FX risk-based CDOs are prepped

        Dealers continue to work on the latest evolution of CDO technology – collateralised foreign exchang...

      • ABN brings first fully managed CPDO

        New deal also offers both triple-A and double-A tranches

        ABN AMRO last week launched the first fully-managed and fully-rated CPDO. The deal, which also offer...

      • Tetragon attracts investor interest

        Potentially huge CLO investor's IPO oversubscribed

        Tetragon Financial Group Ltd last week became the latest structured credit investment vehicle to be...

  • Talking Point

      • Happy to succeed

        Investors are sanguine over succession issues

        Succession events can result in wild swings in CDS spreads and the cancellation of contracts. Howev...

  • Job Swaps

      • Walsh exits Dresdner

        The latest company and people moves

        Walsh exits Dresdner Bob Walsh, head of cash CDOs resigned from Dresdner Kleinwort on Monday. His...

  • News Round-up

      • First Spanish arbitrage CLO priced

        A round up of this week's structured credit news

        First Spanish arbitrage CLO pricedOn Monday Caja Madrid priced its debut CLO – the €500m Neptuno CL...

  • Research Notes

      • Trading ideas - WYE LEAPS?

        Dave Klein, research analyst at Credit Derivatives Research, looks at a capital structure arbitrage ...

        Credit and equity risk are unambiguously linked as the risk of debt holders not receiving their cla...

      • LCDX - let's get it started in here

        Citi's global structured credit strategy team discuss the loan CDS index that will be launched short...

        The loan CDS index will be launched in the US in May of 2007, after having been postponed several t...


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