July 2009
The CDS market is hoping that the move to central clearing will silence its critics. It could be disappointed.
July 2009
Firm’s role in AIA offering shows it is a player to reckon with in the region.
July 2009
Financial troubles are plaguing some of the Gulf’s most prominent families.
July 2009
Emerging markets companies buying western assets must heed the lessons of Cemex and Tata Motors.
July 2009
IMF credit line brings into question robustness of country’s economy.
July 2009
Re-remics salvage value from battered CMBS.
July 2009
Lenient treatment of property assets acquired in debt-for-equity swaps shows regulators are still worried by systemic vulnerabilities.
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July 2009
Have we learnt anything from the unsettling events of the past nine months? I have learnt that bankers have short memories and exceptionally short recall regarding painful reminiscences. Maybe it’s part of the human condition. It certainly seems to be part of a banker’s DNA.
July 2009
Big overseas holders of US dollar assets, with China at the forefront, will not be sold another pup. Instead of supporting wayward US financial policies they will increasingly diversify to other currencies.
July 2009
The credit crunch and recession will reshape finance and markets in some surprising ways.
June 2009
This edition of Abigail with attitude includes a guide to decoding the underemployed senior banker’s vocabulary.
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