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Issue 118 - January 7th

  • News

    • CLOs

      • Opportunities evaluated

        Market participants disagree over triple-A CLO value

        Triple-A rated CLO paper witnessed an uptick in buying activity at the end of 2008 from one notable...

    • Investors

      • Alternative investment?

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

        With investment grade index tranches currently offering limited relative value, investors are increa...

    • Operations

      • Unintended consequences

        Accounting board seeks clarification of IAS 39 amendments

        Accounting standards boards went into overdrive in the final weeks of 2008, publishing for public co...

    • Structuring/Primary market

      • Carving out value

        CDO retranching gains momentum

        Interest among arrangers and investors in retranching CDOs - in particular ABS CDO super-s...

  • Talking Point

  • Job Swaps

      • Firm hires structured credit pro

        The latest company and people moves

        Firm hires structured credit proM.D. Sass Investors Services, a New York-based investment management...

  • News Round-up

      • Sub-prime ABS overweight recommended

        A round up of this week's structured credit news

        Sub-prime ABS overweight recommendedStructured finance analysts at JPMorgan are recommending an over...


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