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Firm announces new partner, China office plans
Ashurst has appointed Patrick Phua as a partner in its China practice. It is also applying for a lic...
Job Swaps 2 March 2012 -
Credit hedge funds: not shadow banks
AIMA has published a report outlining the reasons why credit hedge funds should not be considered pa...
News Round-up 2 March 2012 -
LBIE ruling 'may impact' MF Global claims
The UK Supreme Court on 29 February upheld the UK Court of Appeal's 2 August 2010 ruling regarding t...
News Round-up 2 March 2012 -
Debt products head named
BMO Capital Markets has promoted Luke Seabrook to head of financial products and debt products, effe...
Job Swaps 1 March 2012 -
Liquidity issues
Steps taken to address LCR requirements
The securitisation industry remains hopeful that highly rated ABS will ultimately be eligible under...
News Analysis 27 February 2012 -
SCI Start the Week - 27 February
A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days
Pipeline Another busy week for the pipeline saw a variety of new deals remaining on Friday. Barclay...
News 27 February 2012 -
CIR methodology released
Moody's has published its methodology for counterparty instrument ratings (CIRs), after releasing a...
News Round-up 24 February 2012 -
Indian firm names SF md
Violet Arch Capital Advisors has appointed Ravi Agarwal as structured finance md. Agarwal joins the...
Job Swaps 23 February 2012 -
Further sovereign-linked ratings cut
Moody's has downgraded the ratings of 21 notes and placed on review for downgrade the rating on one...
News Round-up 23 February 2012 -
IO ratings hit
Following its introduction of a global methodology for rating structured finance interest-only secur...
News Round-up 23 February 2012 -
Momentum builds
Asian issuers look to emulate Aussie covered bond success
Momentum in the Asia-Pacific covered bond sector is building. While the implementation of new legisl...
News Analysis 23 February 2012 -
Final IO methodology released
Moody's has published its rating methodology for structured finance interest-only (IO) securities, f...
News Round-up 22 February 2012 -
Further Italian, Spanish rating actions taken
Moody's has taken further rating action on structured finance deals exposed to assets located in Ita...
News Round-up 22 February 2012 -
ABS disclosure principles released
IOSCO's Technical Committee has published a consultation report containing principles designed to pr...
News Round-up 22 February 2012 -
Distressed specialist recruited
Bertrand Fry has joined Pryor Cashman's investment management group. He becomes co-head of the group...
Job Swaps 22 February 2012 -
Euro downgrade severity improves
The European structured finance upgrade rate rose and the downgrade rate fell for the second consecu...
News Round-up 21 February 2012