Issuance set to move into new asset classes as economic concerns mount

An uptick in interest in the re-REMIC space has resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of s...

Jack Lowe, ceo of BlueOrchard, answers SCI's questions

Jack Lowe Q: When, how and why did your firm become involved in...

May sees first positive index returns for eight months

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

A round-up of this week's structured credit news

Liffe to launch CDS contractsLiffe is planning to launch CDS contracts on Bclear in Q408. The Liffe...

The latest company and people moves

Structured credit marketer joins hedge fund Cheyne Capital has appointed Jane Privett as head of cl...

Restructuring investment portfolios takes centre stage

The restructuring of structured investment portfolios is set to play an important role in unlocking...

CDPCs relatively immune to future ratings volatility

The placement last week of Athilon on rating watch negative (see News Round-up) sparked concern abou...

Issuance prospects looking up for Japanese CDO market

The Japanese CDO market looks to be shaping up for a better second half of the year than that of its...

The application of the Omega function to structured credit is discussed by Gene Yeboah, head of cred...

Investing in structured credit products, especially collateralised debt obligation (CDO) tranches, c...

The results of Fitch Ratings' June 2008 European Senior Credit Investor Survey are discussed by Rich...

Fitch Ratings' European Senior Credit Investor Survey for June 2008 features 62 responses from the t...

GICs could pose new threat to monolines

Shortfalls in GIC businesses could be the next episode to hit financial guarantors. Potential shortf...

A round-up of this week's structured credit news

EODs top 200The number of event of defaults (EODs) experienced by 2003-2007 vintage ABS CDOs has rea...

First-time investors enter credit opportunity fund space

An influx of credit opportunity funds is providing a fresh investment source for existing investors...

Best execution gains in importance

Amid the current market's shifting sands, CDO managers are under increasing pressure to perform as e...

The latest company and people moves

Correlation trader hired ...Barclays Capital has hired Alex Pointer. It is understood that he will t...

The pros and cons of CSO restructurings are discussed by John Schofield of RBS' structured credit st...

'Fallen angels' are quite common in static CSO portfolios, due to the use of ratings arbitrage at is...