Second SCI annual compensation survey shows negative expectations

Respondents to SCI's 2007 compensation survey paint a bleak picture. Nearly all of the more than 30...

Slew of synthetic single-tranche structures expected

Dealers report growing appreciation among investors for synthetic single-tranche CDOs. With the sup...

Concerns about structured finance CDO liquidations are discussed by JP Morgan's structured credit st...

The prospect of wide-scale forced asset sales from a variety of sources – including SIVs, CDOs, dea...

Investors well supported, but more work needs to be done

Banks are stepping up their support of investors in the current buyers' market. An issue that has b...

A round up of this week's structured credit news

Further CPDO rating actions Moody's has downgraded a further €11.5m of CPDO notes and has placed €...

The latest company and people moves

Asia credit head hiredFrancois de Supervielle has taken up the role of director, head of structured...

A round up of this week's structured credit news

Tapping into transparency Two analytics firms last week moved to capitalise on the growing demand...

The latest company and people moves

Kent Kershaw moves to ICGDagmar Kent Kershaw is joining Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) to head it...

In the second part of this series, variations to the basic equity principal protection strategy are ...

To show the early redemption mechanics of equity principal protection, we have so far concentrated...

The latest company and people moves

Axes keep swingingNotwithstanding some of the more excitable estimates of credit crunch-related sta...

A round up of this week's structured credit news

Up and downs for CPDOs Moody's has upgraded one CPDO and placed eight others on negative watch, as...

Increased hedge fund activity expected in Asian credit

A new study finds that a growing amount of hedge fund capital is focused on credit markets in Asia....

In this two-part series, methods of protecting equity holdings are examined by Domenico Picone and P...

In the current credit environment investors are shying away from investing in equity tranches of st...

A round up of this week's structured credit news

Updated approach for wrapped SF CDOsFitch Ratings proposes to update its analysis of SF CDOs insure...

Recent mark-to-market valuations are discussed by Corinne Cunningham and Tom Jenkins of RBS' credit ...

Merrill Lynch surprised the market with a larger than expected loss, but it also set the cat among...

Flexible structure for first-time manager

RBS is in the market with the €290m PDM CLO I transaction. The deal comes at an interesting time, g...