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...

The latest company and people moves

Pamplona hires Bear staff to run new fundPamplona Capital Management has hired a number of ex-Bear S...

Monoline credit event speculation increases

The worst-case scenario in the monoline saga - where the market value of underlying assets...

'Pricing issues' spur arranger change on Korean deal

ING has replaced Merrill Lynch as international arranger on Value Master 2008-1, following alleged p...

The latest company and people moves

Structured credit head appointed Benjamin Jacquard has joined BNP Paribas as global head of structu...

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

Monolines hit ... The monoline sector was last week battered by negative rating agency action once...

Portfolio switches gain popularity

As rumours intensify about whether S&P and Moody's will tighten their corporate CDO methodologi...

The latest company and people moves

Credit hedge fund to launch Loïc Fery, former global head of credit markets and CDOs at Calyon, is...

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

 Fitch junks CIFG Fitch has lowered the insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of C...

The latest company and people moves

King moves to the buy-side Citadel Investment Group has appointed Bill King as a senior md and hea...

More managers to drop Fitch rating as regulators crack down on ratings shopping?

A number of CSO managers are likely to follow BlackRock's move in seeking to drop Fitch ratings from...

Cautious optimism for recovery, but rating agencies to take a back seat

Attendees at the Global ABS conference in Cannes this week were cautiously optimistic about the fut...

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

SIV asset/liability profiles reviewed S&P has reviewed the asset allocations an...

The latest company and people moves

CDO business reorganised ...Credit Suisse is reorganising its CDO business as part of wider organis...

First-loss fund to capitalise on increased risk premiums

Prytania Investment Advisors has launched a new open-ended fund designed to generate high risk-adju...

Donald Uderitz, chairman and chief investment officer of Vanquish Capital Group, answers SCI's quest...

 Donald Uderitz Q: When, how and why did your fir...