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Issue 123 - February 11th

• News Analysis

  • CDO

    • Litigation boom?

      'Bad bank' could become catalyst for CDO suits

      The number of structured credit-related litigation filings has increased considerably since the begi...

  • Investors

    • Credit selection revisited

      But future role of ABS/structured credit remains unclear

      The credit allocation process is increasingly being governed by policymakers. Consequently, investor...

  • LCDS

    • Recoveries reviewed

      Focus turns to DIP structures in CDS auctions

      The role of debtor in possession (DIP) financing and its impact on CDS settlements is set to become...

  • Distressed assets

    • Lacking in detail

      Financial Stability Plan disappoints the market

      US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday (10 February) revealed the Financial Stability Plan...

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• News

  • CDPCs

    • CDPC outlines asset management plans

      Primus Guaranty outlined, during its Q4 earnings call, its plan to tap new opportunities in structur...

  • CLOs

    • New assumptions prolong uncertainty for CLOs

      Moody's has revised and updated certain key assumptions that it uses to rate and monitor CLOs, follo...

  • Indices

    • Hedge fund index fall decelerates

      Both gross and net monthly returns for December 2008 in the Palomar Structured Credit Hedge Fund (SC...

  • Operations

    • First-mover advantages for initial TALF deals

      The New York Fed (NYFRB) has released additional terms and conditions - including loan rat...

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• Provider Profile

  • Trading

    • Illiquid incentives

      Barry Silbert, ceo of SecondMarket, answers SCI's questions

      Barry Silbert Q: How and when did your firm become involved in the struc...

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• Job Swaps

  • • CastleOak adds two

      The latest company and people moves

      CastleOak adds two CastleOak Securities has hired Hiram Matthews and Joseph McManus for its capital...

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• News Round-up

  • • Concerns over derivatives Bill highlighted

      A round up of this week's structured credit news

      Concerns over derivatives Bill highlighted In testimony before the US House of Representatives Comm...

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• Research Notes

  • CDS

    • CDS market changes

      Bradley Rogoff, high yield strategist at Barclays Capital, expects the changes taking place in the C...

      Despite a plethora of negative headlines, the corporate CDS market has remained remarkably liquid fo...

  • Trading

    • Trading ideas: steel toe boots

      Byron Douglass, senior research analyst at Credit Derivatives Research, looks at an outright long on...

      From the basic materials sector, we highlight US Steel as a crossover credit to get long. While we a...

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