Issue 80 - March 19th
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                                CDR Liquid Index data as at 17 March 2008Source: Credit Derivatives Research  Index Values ... 
 
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                        News- 	     
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                                Base pricedWarehouse liquidations gather pace in Europe Barclays Capital has priced Base CLO, the second European deal structured to manage an arranger's l... 
 
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                                MFI pilot launchedFurther improvements needed to bring sector into mainstream S&P, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank's Multilateral Investment Fund,... 
 
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                                Increased engagementRenewed focus on clearing and settlement The credit derivatives industry appears to be coalescing around the importance of efficient settlem... 
 
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                                Restructurings concludeHSBC and Eaton Vance plans get underway The last of the SIV restructurings are drawing to a close. HSBC's Asscher Finance is now awaiting t... 
 
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                        Job Swaps- 	     
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                                Lehman cuts back researchThe latest company and people moves Lehman cuts back research Lehman Brothers has shut down its two-man European credit strategy team... 
 
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                        News Round-up- 	     
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                                Frank's bill could spark ABXA round up of this week's structured credit news Frank's bill could spark ABXA proposed new home mortgage bill from US Senator Barney Frank – FHA Ho... 
 
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                        Research Notes- 	     
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                                Sub-prime write-downs are likely past the halfway markThe magnitude of sub-prime RMBS write-downs is discussed by Scott Bugie, credit analyst at S&P The huge losses on write-downs of US sub-prime ABS have already earned 'sub-prime loans' a prominen... 
 
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                                Trading ideas: prospective pricing gainsJohn Hunt, senior research analyst at Credit Derivatives Research, looks at a negative basis trade o... Please refer to previous negative basis trade ideas for an explanation of the premises of this type... 
 
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