Finance and Banking

Vietnam: Financial Sector

Will Vietnam's Credit Growth Target Be Met After the Lending Cap Removal?

How Vulnerable Are Vietnam's Banks?

South East Asia : Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

China: Monetary Policy

Will Higher Food Prices Bring Monetary Policy Normalization in China?

PBoC Injects Funds Again: What's Up With China's Interbank Market?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Money Markets :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

China: Corporate Finance

Chinese Corporate Bond Market Looks Offshore

Private Equity in China: Local Players and Joint Ventures

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Indonesia: Banking Sector

Is Credit Growth Still Subdued in Indonesia?

Are Corruption Scandals in Indonesia Worrying Investors?

Indonesia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

South Korea: Manufacturing and Corporate Sector

South Korea’s Industrial Activity: Set for a Gradual Slowdown?

How Strong Will South Korea's Facilities Investment Be in 2010?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Corporate Finance :

South Korea: Financial Sector

Will South Korea’s Banking Sector Remain Stable in 2010?

How Will the Korea Development Bank Be Privatized?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

China: Credit Markets

Crouching Local Debts, Hidden Risks: How Exposed Are China's Banks?

Chinese Corporate Bond Market Looks Offshore

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance : Government Bonds : Money Markets :

Australia: Financial Sector

Australian Credit Growth: A Return to Deleveraging?

Australian Post-Crisis Financial Regulation: Will Reforms Prevent Another Boom and Bust?

Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Japan: Non-Bank Financial Institutions

Should Japan Post Resume Privatization?

Will Tokyo Become the London of the East?

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

China: Property Market

Chinese Property Prices Stable in August: Still at Risk of a Crash?

Chinese Property Regulations: Sticking With Austerity?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Residential :

China: Banking Sector

How Solid Are Chinese Banks?

Lingering Problems from China's Bank Recapitalizations

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Emerging Markets: Capital Controls, FDI and Capital Flows

Will India Continue to Rely on Soft Capital Controls to Contain Capital Inflows?

China's Wall of Money Still Government-Led?

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : External Balance : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Asia: Corporate Sector

Will Investment in Asia Witness Strong Revival in 2010?

Is Asian Corporate Sector Vulnerable Amid Weak Demand and Tight Financial Condition?

Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Islamic Finance

Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?

Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : South East Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Hong Kong: Property Market

Can Hong Kong's Government Prevent a Property Bubble?

Hong Kong and Macau : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Residential :

Japan's Lost Decade

Is Japanese Credit Growth Inelastic to Money Supply?

Lessons from Japan's Crisis

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Past Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Japan: Banking Sector

Should Japanese Banks Bail Out Ailing Companies?

Japanese Moratorium on Loan Repayments: Will It Ease the Hurt From Ongoing Asset Collapse?

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

India: Financial Sector

Will India Continue to Rely on Soft Capital Controls to Contain Capital Inflows?

Has Economic Slowdown Affected the Profitability of Indian Banks?

India : South Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

New Zealand: Financial Sector

Is New Zealand Fortifying Its Buffers Against Liquidity Shocks?

New Zealand Credit Growth: Still Sluggish?

New Zealand : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Asia: Financial Sector

How Resilient Are Asian Banks?

Will Hedge Funds in Asia Face More Redemptions?

Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

China: Derivatives Regulation

Will Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Break Their Derivatives Contracts?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Markets : Derivatives : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Malaysia: Banking Sector

Is Malaysia’s Banking Sector Stabilizing?

Malaysia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Singapore: Financial Sector

Singapore's Capital Markets: Bonds Boom, Equities Bust?

Singapore's Banking Sector: The Strongest in Asia?

Singapore : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Malaysia: Financial Sector

Is Malaysia’s Banking Sector Stabilizing?

What is the Outlook for Islamic Finance in Malaysia?

Malaysia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Philippines: Financial Sector

Are Philippine Bank Balance Sheets Sound?

What Precautions Has the Philippines Taken Against Financial Crisis and Recession?

Philippines : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Taiwan: Banking Sector

How Are Taiwan's Banks Weathering the Global Financial Crisis?

North East Asia : Taiwan : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Hong Kong as China's Financial Center

Is the Outlook Improving for Hong Kong's Banks?

How Significant Are Chinese Steps Toward Internationalization of the Renminbi?

China : Hong Kong and Macau : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Japan: Corporate Finance

Bank of Japan Takes on Role of Corporate Financier

The Debt Hangover: Japanese Corporations Eschew Borrowing

Japan : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance :

Australia: Corporate Finance

Are Australian Business Earnings and Production Still Sliding?

Australia: Worried About Chinese Investment?

Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance :

Thailand: Financial Sector

Do Thai Banks Still Rely Too Much on Collateral?

Thai Banking Sector: Still Healthy?

South East Asia : Thailand : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Credit Rating Agencies

Credit Rating Agencies: New Regulations Bring Significant Reform

Eurozone : United States : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Russia: Banking Sector

Russian Banking System: Gradual Recovery in Lending

More Consolidation On the Way for Russian Banking Sector?

Russia : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Emerging Markets : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

EU Bank Stress Tests

EU Interbank Stress: ECB Delays Exit Strategy to at least January 2011

EU Stress Test Results Revisited: What if Sovereign Haircuts are Included?

Eurozone : Spain : Advanced Economies : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Bank Capital Requirements

Toward Basel III: Total Tier 1 and Tier 2 Capital Ratio to Be Set at 16%

Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Banks and Risk Management :

Greece: Fiscal Policy and Public Finances

Greek Adjustment Program Review: Ecofin Authorizes Release of Second Tranche

Parsing the ECB's Securities Markets Program

Eurozone : Greece : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

Credit Default Swaps and Clearinghouses: New Papers From Banque de France's Financial Stability Review

France and Germany Call for Ban on "Naked" CDS; U.S. Regulates Them Instead

United States : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Eastern Europe: Banking Sector

FX-Denominated Lending in Eastern Europe: Strong Swiss Franc Creates Anxiety

Central and Eastern Europe: NPLs at Their Peak

Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Hungary : Poland : Romania : Serbia : Slovakia : South East Europe : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

United Kingdom: Banking Sector

Euro Banks Exceed Expectations: Strong Earnings on a Decline in Bad Loans

What Are the Risks to the UK’s Banking Sector?

United Kingdom : Europe : Finance and Banking : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Iceland's Geyser Crisis

When Will the Icesave Dispute Be Resolved?

Iceland: Capital Control Relaxation Postponed?

Iceland : Nordics : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis :

Credit Market Conditions in the Eurozone

Eurozone Loans to NFC Still Contracting: Is there Evidence of Supply Constraints?

Has the Global Corporate Default Rate Peaked?

Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking :

United Kingdom: Bond Market

Is a Downgrade of UK Credit Ratings Likely?

UK Banking Crisis: Can Public Finances Cope?

United Kingdom : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Government Bonds :

United Kingdom: Government Debt

UK 2010 Budget Report

UK Banking Crisis: Can Public Finances Cope?

United Kingdom : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Nordics: Banking Sector

Norwegian Banks: Crisis Weathered, but Mortgage Lending a Concern

Expiring State Guarantees Threat to Danish Banks

Denmark : Finland : Iceland : Nordics : Norway : Sweden : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Past Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Greece: Banking Sector

Parsing the ECB's Securities Markets Program

France and Germany Call for Ban on "Naked" CDS; U.S. Regulates Them Instead

Eurozone : Greece : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Ireland: Banking Sector

Splitting Anglo Irish Bank: A Good Start?

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Upcoming Rules Spur Banks to Design New Bonds

Eurozone : Ireland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Systemic Effects of Exit Strategies

Jackson Hole: Hints About the Future of Monetary Policy

Quantification of Exit Strategies in Advanced Economies: Fed Opts for QEII

Eurozone : Greece : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

The European Banking Sector

Euro Banks Exceed Expectations: Strong Earnings on a Decline in Bad Loans

Are Europe's Banks in Worse Shape Than U.S. Banks?

Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation :

The European Financial Stability Framework

European-Wide Micro- and Macro-Prudential Regulation: Leaders Give Backing

EU Hedge Fund and Private Equity Groups: Finance Ministers Agree to Mitigate Fund Regulation

Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Advanced Economies: Financial Sector Taxes

EU Lawmakers Approve Tough Bank Bonus Rules, Debate Bank Tax

Eurozone : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Ukraine Banks

Ukraine Banking Sector: Crawling Back to Recovery?

Central Asia and the Caucasus : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Ukraine : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Dark Liquidity Pools

The 'Flash Crash' of May 6: How Safe is High-Frequency Trading?

'Flash Orders' and 'Naked Access' as Niches of High-Frequency Trading: Should They Be Banned?

United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Equities : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Austria: Banking Sector

Exposed to Eastern European Woes: Austria Nationalizes HGAA Bank

Austria:The Fall of the EU's Last Bastion of Banking Secrecy

Austria : Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking :

Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds in Germany

Is Germany's Recession an Opportunity for SWFs and Private Equity Firms?

Eurozone : Germany : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Sectors and Industries :

France: Banking Sector

France to Adopt One-Off Bonus Tax

Eurozone : France : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

The Impact of ECB Easing

Danish Monetary Policy: Rate Cuts Over for Now?

Is the ECB Monetary Stance Adequate for Germany?

Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Germany: Banking Sector

France and Germany Call for Ban on "Naked" CDS; U.S. Regulates Them Instead

Germany: Credit Constraints Weaken in January, Credit Crunch Averted?

Eurozone : Germany : Europe : Finance and Banking :

The Netherlands: Banking Sector

What Are the Challenges Facing the Dutch Banking Sector?

Will the Dutch Cap on Executive Bonuses Prove Effective?

Benelux : Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View :

The Shadow Banking System

'Shadow Banking' Shrinks, Still Exceeds Traditional Banking: Who Is the Shadow Lender of Last Resort?

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries :

Turkey: Banking Sector

A Banner 2009 for Turkish Banks: What About 2010?

Turkey's Banking Sector: How Healthy?

Turkey : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Russian Currency Reserves and Sovereign Wealth

Currency Composition and Asset Allocation of Russia's FX Reserves: Diversifying from the Dollar?

Russia Draws on Its Sovereign Wealth

Russia : Russia, CIS and the Caucasus : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth :

Western European Banks' Support of their Eastern Counterparts

Vienna Initiative: Western Europe Banks Pledge Continued Support to Eastern Europe Subsidiaries

Austria : Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Eurozone : Greece : Hungary : Italy : Poland : Romania : Serbia : South East Europe : Sweden : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Private Equity Performance

Private Equity: Outlook for 2010

Private Equity and the Credit Crunch: What to Do With US$500-1,000 Billion in Undrawn Funds?

Eurozone : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Switzerland: Banking Sector

How Much Black Money is Hidden in Swiss Bank Accounts?

Swiss Banks and Systemic Risk: 'Too Big to Bail'?

Switzerland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Sectors and Industries :

Swiss Bank Secrecy

What is the Outlook for the Swiss Banking Sector Post Banking Secrecy?

Dilution of Swiss Bank Secrecy: What is the Economic Impact?

Switzerland : Europe : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues :

The European Corporate Debt Market

Implementing the Eurozone's Bank Recapitalization and Debt Guarantee Plans

Eye on External Debt Levels in Eastern Europe

Europe : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance :

Italy: Banking Sector

Italian Banks Under Pressure: Moody's Downgrades Italian Banking System To Negative

Italy : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Peru: The Peruvian Market

Peru: Lima’s Stock Exchange and the IGBVL—How High Can The Index Go?

Andean : Peru : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Markets : Currencies : Derivatives : Equities : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

Argentina's Debt Default

Argentina's Efforts to Re-Enter International Capital Markets

International Reserves, Private Deposits and the Argentine Peso

Argentina : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : Government Bonds :

Emerging Markets: Capital Controls, FDI and Capital Flows

Will India Continue to Rely on Soft Capital Controls to Contain Capital Inflows?

China's Wall of Money Still Government-Led?

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : External Balance : Financial Systems and Regulation :

International Reserves and Private Deposits in Argentina

International Reserves, Private Deposits and the Argentine Peso

Argentina : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Mexico: Finance and Banking Sector

Fed Swap Line and Banxico's Role in the FX Market

How Is Mexico's Financial System Dealing With the Crisis?

Mexico : Latin America : Finance and Banking :

Brazil: Fiscal Policy

Are Brazil's Fiscal Accounts Sound?

Brazil Now Investment Grade, Say All Three Major Rating Agencies

Brazil : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

Lending Conditions in Brazil

Lending Conditions in Brazil: Fostering the Recovery?

Brazil: Q2 2009 GDP Declined 1.2% y/y But Expanded 1.9.% q/q

Brazil : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Finance : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

South Africa: Banking Industry

South Africa’s Banking Sector: Relatively Healthy Checkup

South Africa : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

Middle East: Economic Profile

How Strong Will MENA FDI Be in 2010?

Levant Real Estate: A New Property Bubble?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

GCC Financial Centers

Exchange Consolidation on the Way in the UAE?

GCC Project Finance Costs Still Elevated

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

Saudi Arabia: Financial Sector

How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?

Saad and Algosaibi Groups: Potential for Systemic Risk Throughout the GCC?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Saudi Arabia : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Islamic Finance

Will the New Islamic Derivatives Standard Provide More Scope for Islamic Risk Management?

Islamic Finance: How Insulated from Conventional Shocks?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : South East Asia : United Arab Emirates : Asia/Pacific : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Iran: Banking System

Is Iran's Banking System in Crisis?

Conflicts Between the Central Bank of Iran and the Government

Iran : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

UAE: Banks and Financial Sector

Will UAE Banks' Exposure to Dubai World Weigh on Banking Sector Activity?

Spillovers From Dubai's Standstill on the MENA Region

Gulf Cooperation Council : United Arab Emirates : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

MENA: Banks

GCC Banking Sector: What Lies Ahead?

Kuwait's Financial Vulnerabilities: Still the Major Drag on Growth?

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : Maghreb : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

GCC: Asset Management

The Role of Private Wealth in the Gulf

GCC Asset Management Industry

Gulf Cooperation Council : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Credit Rating Agencies

Credit Rating Agencies: New Regulations Bring Significant Reform

Eurozone : United States : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Post-Crisis Regulatory Reforms in the U.S.

Dodd-Frank Bill: Financial Sector Adapts to Comply With Volcker Rule

Tackling Too-Big-To-Fail: Overview of Proposals

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Current Financial Crisis : Financial Systems and Regulation : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) and Structured Products

Goldman Pays $550 million to Settle CDO Fraud Suit

Unwinding of Structured Products: Together they Stand and Fall?

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Financial Systems and Regulation : Securitization and Structured Finance : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Mark-to-Market Accounting

FAS 140 Revision Drives Re-Intermeditation of US$900 Billion Off-Balance-Sheet Assets: What Impact?

New IASB/FASB Proposals Expand Fair Value Accounting: A Step Forward?

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Global Investment Funds

Types of ETFs: Performance Update

Global ETFs: Growth to Continue into 2010?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Hedge Funds and Private Equity : Money Markets : Sectors and Industries :

Resolution of Troubled Financial Institutions

Contingent Convertibles (CoCos) Against Too-Big-To-Fail: A Viable Tool?

Will Unsecured Bank Creditors Take a Haircut Eventually? And Secured Ones?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation :

Bank Capital Requirements

Toward Basel III: Total Tier 1 and Tier 2 Capital Ratio to Be Set at 16%

Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Banks and Risk Management :

Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

Credit Default Swaps and Clearinghouses: New Papers From Banque de France's Financial Stability Review

France and Germany Call for Ban on "Naked" CDS; U.S. Regulates Them Instead

United States : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Derivatives : Securitization and Structured Finance :

United States: Monetary Policy

FOMC Meeting Minutes Show Divergent Views Among Members

Jackson Hole: Hints About the Future of Monetary Policy

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

OTC Derivatives Regulation

Central OTC Derivatives Counterparties: New Guidelines for Clearing and Reporting

EU Commission Draft Envisages Tough Derivatives Reform

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Loan Modifications

Short Refinance Program: FHA Will Provide Additional Refinancing Options to Homeowners

Are Servicers Standing in the Way of Mortgage Loan Modifications?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

U.S. Corporate Bonds

Risk Aversion Hits the Corporate Bond Market

Credit Markets: Outlook for 2010

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Money Markets :

Global Monetary System

Is It Time for a New Global Reserve Currency?

Are Central Banks Rethinking the Euro's Role as a Reserve Currency?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Currencies : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Government Bonds : Monetary Policy and Inflation :

Hedge Fund and Private Equity Regulation

EU Hedge Fund and Private Equity Groups: Finance Ministers Agree to Mitigate Fund Regulation

Hedge Fund Regulation: U.S. Finalized Draft Legislation

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Financial Systems and Regulation : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Microfinance

Microfinance: A Regional Snapshot

The Future of Microfinance

Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Development Challenges : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Repurchase Agreements

Fed's New Tools: Interest on Reserves, Reverse Repos and Term Deposits

Review of the Tri-Party Repo System: Task Force Releases Infrastructure Progress Report

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Capital Market Intermediaries : Money Markets : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and TALF

US$1 Trillion TALF For New ABS and New/Legacy CMBS: US$100 Billion in Assets Sold

Toxic Asset Performance: Watch Maiden Lane

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice :

Pension Funds: Asset Allocation

How Well-Funded Are Global Corporate Pension Plans?

Global Pension Funds: Asset Allocation Strategies

Canada : United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care :

Government Sponsored Enterprises

Fannie and Freddie Exercise Right to Give Troubled Mortgages Back to Original Lenders

GinnieMae, GSE and FHA Program Extension: Litterbin of Last Resort?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Systemic Effects of Exit Strategies

Jackson Hole: Hints About the Future of Monetary Policy

Quantification of Exit Strategies in Advanced Economies: Fed Opts for QEII

Eurozone : Greece : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Leveraged Loans and Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO)

Leveraged Loans and CLOs: Markets Stage a Comeback

How to Dispose of the US$100-200 Billion Leveraged Loan Overhang? Provide Financing To Buyer

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans :

High-Yield Bonds and Distressed Debt

Covenant-Lite and Payment-In-Kind Features: 'Zombie' Companies Delay Defaults, Hurt Recovery Rates

The Empty Creditor Phenomenon: Does It Also Work In Reverse?

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Hedge Fund Performance

What's Driving Hedge Fund Performance?

Hedge Funds: Outlook for 2010

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Hedge Funds and Private Equity :

Advanced Economies: Financial Sector Taxes

EU Lawmakers Approve Tough Bank Bonus Rules, Debate Bank Tax

Eurozone : Switzerland : United Kingdom : United States : Advanced Economies : Europe : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

United States: Commercial Real Estate Loans and Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)

Commercial Real Estate Loss Estimates

Possible CMBS Trigger? Technical Default on Stuyvesant Town Debt on January 2010

United States : Advanced Economies : North America : Finance and Banking : Commercial : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector :

U.S. Banking Sector Performance

Q2 2010 Reporting: Wall Street Earnings Dip from Q1

U.S. Banks: Q4 Banking Profile

United States : North America : Finance and Banking :

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Large Banks Repay TARP Capital: What Has It Achieved?

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Dark Liquidity Pools

The 'Flash Crash' of May 6: How Safe is High-Frequency Trading?

'Flash Orders' and 'Naked Access' as Niches of High-Frequency Trading: Should They Be Banned?

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Hedge Funds and Private Equity as Leveraged Investors

The Empty Creditor Phenomenon: Does It Also Work In Reverse?

Covenant-Lite and Payment-In-Kind Features: 'Zombie' Companies Delay Defaults, Hurt Recovery Rates

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Guarantee Programs

Banks' Dash to Short-Term Financing: What is the Rollover Risk?

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Commercial Real Estate: Global Outlook Precarious

Bailing Out the U.S. Housing and Financial Sector: Fiscal Costs and Risks to Taxpayers Getting Bigger?

Outlook for Asian Real-Estate Market: Has the Worst Passed?

Australia : Eurozone : Japan : Pacific : United States : Asia/Pacific : Europe : Middle East and Africa : North America : Finance and Banking : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance :

Canada: Banking Sector

Canadian Banks Profits Take a Hit in Q3 on Slumping Quarter for Capital Markets

Are Canadian Banks A Model?

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Credit Defaults Swaps on Asset-Backed Securities (ABCDS)

Are ABX Derivatives Prices an Accurate Measure of Subprime RMBS and CDO Valuations?

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Counterparty Risk Management and Central Clearinghouse

Counterparty Risk Management: How Safe Are Central Clearinghouses?

ICE Launches Clearinghouse To Reduce Counterparty Risk in the Credit Default Swap (CDS) Market

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Monoline Insurance

Private Lender Subsidies Ended: What Hope for Student Loan Crunch in Auction Rate Securities Market?

Ambac Bond Insurer Loses AAA Rating at Fitch, Triggering Global Equity Selloff: Regulators Sounding Bail-Out

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Securitization

Financial Innovation and Securitizations: What Prospects After Reintermediation in 2010?

The Case Against Fix Retention Rules in Securitizations: BIS and IMF Global Financial Stability Report, Chapter II

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Commercial Paper

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

Is the Economic Recovery for Real? The Commercial Paper Test

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Auction-Rate Securities

The Auction-Rate Securities Double-Whammy: Renalty Rates and Hedges Gone Awry

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Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Life After General Growth Properties Bankruptcy: Testing Bankruptcy Remoteness in Court

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CDS Trading Strategies

The CDS Basis-Trade: Why is the Spread Convergence Stalling?

The Empty Creditor Phenomenon: Does It Also Work In Reverse?

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SIVs, Conduits and Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP)

Structured Investment Vehicles: Asset Sales And Re-Intermediation Onto Balance Sheets

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

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The Shadow Banking System

'Shadow Banking' Shrinks, Still Exceeds Traditional Banking: Who Is the Shadow Lender of Last Resort?

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

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Cash Bond - CBS Basis Comparison

2009 A Year of Two Halves for Recovery Rates: What are the Risks in 2010?

The CDS Basis-Trade: Why is the Spread Convergence Stalling?

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Negative Equity and Lessons from Past Crises

Will an HOLC-Type Entity be More Effective than RTC/RFC in Alleviating the Mortgage Crisis This Time?

An RTC-II to Absorb the Tsunami of Distressed Debt?: Lessons From Previous Experience

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Private Equity Performance

Private Equity: Outlook for 2010

Private Equity and the Credit Crunch: What to Do With US$500-1,000 Billion in Undrawn Funds?

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U.S. Commercial Real Estate

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: Outlook Still Precarious

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: Credit Crunch Compounding the Problem?

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Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE)

Final FDIC Rules for Private Equity Investment in Failed Banks: Carrots and Sticks

Private Equity/Hedge Fund Consortium Buys IndyMac: White Knights Or Indirect Access To Safety Net?

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Private Mortgage Insurers

MGIC, Radian Private Mortgage Insurers in Trouble: Another Hampered Business Post-Subprime Crisis?

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Convexity

Mortgage Convexity Risk: Are Technical Factors Driving Long-Term Treasury Yields Higher?

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Delinquencies and Foreclosures in the Residential Mortgage Market

Was the U.S. Mortgage Market Effectively Nationalized? Yes, As Early As Q3 2007

Delinquencies and Foreclosures in the U.S.: Where Do We Stand?

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Covered Bonds

Plans For A U.S. Covered Bond Market: A Better Alternative to RMBS?

The European Covered Bond Market: Will The ECB Restore The Safe Haven?

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U.S. Stress Tests and Additional Capital Needs

United States: IMF Conducts Stress Test for the 53 Largest BHCs

IMF Cuts Global Bank Loss Estimate to $2.3 Trillion From $2.8 Trillion

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Fair Value Accounting

FAS 140 Revision Drives Re-Intermeditation of US$900 Billion Off-Balance-Sheet Assets: What Impact?

Sifting Through Past FDIC Troubled Asset Auctions: Average 56 Cents on Dollar Value Implies Additional $1 Trillion Writedowns

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Interbank Markets

Interbank and Credit Markets Improving: Mission Accomplished?

The Myriad of Government Spending Lending Facilities: Are the Programs Working?

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U.S. Credit Card Industry

U.S. Credit Card Delinquencies/Charge-Offs Start Receding: Is the Worst Over?

AmericanExpress Gets Access to TARP: Are Monolines, Insurers, Automakers, Hedge Funds Next?

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