Finance and Banking

China: Banking Sector

How Solid Are Chinese Banks?

Will China Use Quantitative Tools to Slow Bank Lending?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Financial Systems and Regulation : 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 :

China: Inflation and Monetary Policy

How High Will China’s Inflation Go?

How Much Is China Tightening Monetary Policy?

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Central Bank Independence : Central Bank Transparency : Inflation Targeting : Monetary Policy and Inflation : Money Markets :

China: Corporate Finance

How Will the Improved Outlook for Chinese Corporate Profits Affect Capex?

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 :

Vietnam: Financial Sector

How Vulnerable Are Vietnam's Banks?

Will Credit Growth in Vietnam Cool in 2010?

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

Indonesia: Banking Sector

Is Credit Growth Still Subdued in Indonesia?

Can Indonesia's Banking Sector Withstand Rising Delinquencies?

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

China: Property Market

Will the Chinese Property Bubble Burst in 2010?

Chinese Property Regulations: Back to Austerity in 2010?

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

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 the Next Iceland? Credit Crunch Continues

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 :

Emerging Markets: Capital Controls, FDI and Capital Flows

Emerging Markets: Are Capital Controls in Fashion Again?

Decline in Capital Flows to Emerging Markets: Major Source of Financial Stress

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

China: Credit Markets

Panda Bonds: Will China Allow More RMB Bonds?

Will Stimulus Breathe New Life into Chinese Corporate Bond Market?

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

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 : Options and Futures :

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 :

South Korea: Banking Sector

Is South Korea's Banking Sector Well-Equipped to Weather the Global Financial Crisis?

How Will the Korea Development Bank Be Privatized?

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

Hong Kong: Property Market

Will the Hong Kong 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 :

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 :

South Korea: Corporate Sector

Is South Korean Corporate Sector Healthy?

Facilities Investment Rebounded in South Korea: How Strong it Will Be in 2010?

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

Singapore: Financial Sector

How Resilient Is Singapore's Financial Sector?

How Well Is Singapore's Banking Sector Weathering Global Volatility?

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

Japan's Lost Decade

U.S. Today Versus Japan's Lost Decade

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 :

Malaysia: Financial Sector

Is Malaysia’s Banking Sector Stabilizing?

Will Islamic Finance in Malaysia Recover in 2010?

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 :

Australia: Financial Sector

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

How Was Australia Impacted by the Credit Crunch?

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 :

Taiwan: Banking Sector

How Are Taiwan's Banks Weathering 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?

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

Japan: Corporate Finance

Are Poison Pills and Protectionism Passe in Japan?

Bank of Japan Takes on Role of Corporate Financier

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 :

Japan: Non-Bank Financial Institutions

Will Tokyo Become the London of the East?

Japan Post Privatization Halted

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

Thailand: Financial Sector

Do Thai Banks Still Rely Too Much on Collateral?

Thai Banking Sector: Cutting Savings Rates?

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

South Korea: Non-Bank Financial Sector

Will South Korea's Derivatives Market Continue to Grow Robustly?

Will the Financial Crisis Continue to Hit South Korea's Securities Market Hard?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking : Markets :

Islamic Finance

Will Indonesia’s Islamic Bond Issues Attract Investors in 2010?

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 : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Asia: Corporate Sector

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

Will Corporate Finance in Asia Continue to Improve?

Asia/Pacific : Finance and Banking :

Eastern Europe: Banking Sector

Jitters in Greece: Spillover Effects to CEE?

Eastern Europe: How High Could NPLs Rise?

Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Hungary : Poland : Romania : Serbia : Slovakia : South East Europe : 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 :

Systemic Effects of Exit Strategies

UK Ends Quantitative Easing

Quantifying the Effect of Exit Strategies on Banks in the Advanced Economies

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

Iceland's Geyser Crisis

Icesave Dispute: Iceland Prepares to Vote on the Controversial Legislation

Iceland's Banks: Reprivatization after Recapitalization

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

Nordics: Banking Sector

Sweden’s Bank Stability Fee Attracts Worldwide Attention

The State of Finnish Banks: Strong Capital Buffers

Denmark : Finland : Iceland : Nordics : Norway : Sweden : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Greece: Banking Sector

Greek Banks: Watch CEE Exposures

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

The European Financial Stability Framework

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

Brussels Intent on Regulating Hedge Funds: Will New Pay Rules Apply to Alternative Investment Managers As Well?

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

Greece: Fiscal Policy and Public Finances

EU Commission Endorses Greek Stability Program, Announces Strict Monitoring

Should the EMU Bail Out Members Despite No-Bail Out Clause? Calls for Dual Currency Mechanism

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

The European Banking Sector

RGE Strategy Flash: Profit Warning Illustrates Continuing Banking Sector Challenges

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Twists of Regulators' Burden-Sharing Requirement

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

Advanced Economies: Financial Sector Taxes

Responsibility Fee, Tobin Tax, or Bonus Tax? Bankers Support Systemic Risk Levy

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: Ballooning NPLs a Risk in 2010

Ukraine: Banks Banking On A Bail-Out?

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

EU Stress Tests

How Healthy Are Spanish Banks?

ECB December Financial Stability Review: Increase in Expected Writedowns

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

United Kingdom: Banking Sector, Risk Management and Financial Regulation

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

UK Credit Conditions: Crunch Time?

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

Russia: Banking Sector

Russian Banking Sector: More Consolidation On the Way?

Are Russian Banks Adequately Capitalized Given Rising NPL Levels?

Russia : Russia and CIS : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Credit Market Conditions in the Eurozone

Credit Crunch in the Eurozone Intensifies: Loans to Non-Financial Corporations Decrease Further

Credit Crunch and Economic Slowdown Hit EU Corporations More Severely

Eurozone : Europe : Finance and Banking :

Dark Liquidity Pools

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

High-Frequency Trading: Frontrunning or Just a Faster Car?

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

Basel II

Towards Basel III: New Capital and Liquidity Standards by 2012 With Long Transition Period

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

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 :

Ireland: Banking Sector

RGE Strategy Flash: EU Reprieve for Allied Irish Banks?

Ireland Finalizes Bad Bank's Purchase Price for Toxic Assets, Keeps Nama Off-Budget

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

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: Another Unilateral Move Cuts Key Lending Rate to Record-Low 1.05%

Is the ECB Monetary Stance Adequate for Germany?

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

Germany: Banking Sector

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

West LB Creates Germany's First 'Bad Bank' - More Banks to Follow Suit?

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

Run on the US$10 Trillion 'Shadow Banking System': Who Is the Shadow Lender of Last Resort?

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

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

Turkey: Banking Sector

Turkey's Banking Sector: How Healthy?

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

Russian Currency Reserves and Sovereign Wealth

Russia's Sovereign Wealth: Russia Draws on the Reserve Fund

Russia Goes Global: Russian Multinationals Invest Abroad

Russia : Russia and CIS : Europe : Finance and Banking : Macro View : FX Reserves and Sovereign Wealth : Reserve Diversification :

Western European Banks' Support of their Eastern Counterparts

Greek Banks: Watch CEE Exposures

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Twists of Regulators' Burden-Sharing Requirement

Austria : Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Estonia : Eurozone : Greece : Hungary : Italy : Latvia : Lithuania : 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 - 1000 Billion in Undrawn Funds?

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

United Kingdom: Government Debt

The UK 2009 Pre-Budget Report: 50% Windfall Tax on Bonuses, Higher Income Taxes

UK Banking Crisis: Can Public Finances Cope?

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

United Kingdom: Bond Market

Is a Downgrade of UK Credit Ratings Unlikely?

UK Banking Crisis: Can Public Finances Cope?

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

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 :

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 :

Emerging Markets: Capital Controls, FDI and Capital Flows

Emerging Markets: Are Capital Controls in Fashion Again?

Decline in Capital Flows to Emerging Markets: Major Source of Financial Stress

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

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 :

Mexico: Corporate Bond Market

Mexico's Corporate Bond Market Outlook

Mexico : Latin America : Finance and Banking : Markets : Corporate Bonds and Leveraged Loans : Corporate Finance :

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 :

Argentina's Debt Default

International Reserves, Private Deposits and the Argentine Peso

What Is Argentina Doing to Re-enter the International Capital Markets? What About the IMF?

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

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 :

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 :

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 :

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

UAE Banking Sector Outlook: Challenging Despite Improved Economic Conditions?

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 Outlook: What Lies Ahead?

Stress-Testing MENA Financial Institutions

Egypt : Gulf Cooperation Council : Lebanon, Syria and Jordan : The Maghreb : Middle East and Africa : Finance and Banking :

GCC Financial Centers

Is Exchange Consolidation a Sign that Dubai's Role as a Financial Hub Is Being Diminished?

How Strong are UAE (and GCC) Insolvency Regulations?

Gulf Cooperation Council : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman : Saudi Arabia : United Arab Emirates : Frontier Markets : 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 :

Middle East: Economic Profile

Declining Confidence in MENA: What Can be Done to Help?

MENA M&As: On the Rise as Banks Face Tougher Times?

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

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 :

Islamic Finance

Will Indonesia’s Islamic Bond Issues Attract Investors in 2010?

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 : Asset Management and Portfolio Choice : Banks and Risk Management : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Saudi Arabia: Financial Sector

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

How Strong is the Saudi Financial Sector?

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

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 :

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 :

Government Sponsored Enterprises

Overview of Long-Term Solutions for Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs): Moody's Recommends Nationalization

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

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

High-Yield Bonds and Distressed Debt

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

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

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

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 :

United States: Monetary Policy

When Will the Fed Hike Rates?

Senate Confirms Bernanke's Reappointment as Federal Reserve Chairman

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

Post-Crisis Regulatory Reforms in the U.S.

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

Who Should Be the Systemic Risk Regulator in the U.S.?

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

Advanced Economies: Financial Sector Taxes

Responsibility Fee, Tobin Tax, or Bonus Tax? Bankers Support Systemic Risk Levy

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

U.S. Banks: Q4 Earnings Outlook

U.S. Credit Card Delinquencies Hit Record in December 2009: Turnaround Only After H2 2010?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking :

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)

Large Banks Repay TARP Capital: What Has TARP Achieved?

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Banks and Risk Management : Current Financial Crisis : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Repurchase Agreements

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

Fed Confirms Reverse Repo Tests and Term Deposit Facility Plans to Exit QE

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

U.S. Corporate Bonds

Credit Markets: Outlook for 2010

Record Junk Bond Issuance in 2009 Amid Record Returns

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

Global Monetary System

Is It Time for a New Global Reserve Currency?

Euro as Reserve Currency

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

Dark Liquidity Pools

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

High-Frequency Trading: Frontrunning or Just a Faster Car?

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

Credit Default Swaps (CDS)

"Big Bang" and "Small Bang" in the CDS Market: Industry Group Adopts Standardized Rules for "Plain Vanilla" CDS

Credit Derivatives: Economic Risks and Benefits

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

Basel II

Towards Basel III: New Capital and Liquidity Standards by 2012 With Long Transition Period

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

Hedge Funds and Private Equity as Leveraged Investors

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

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

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Guarantee Programs

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

United States : North America : 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 :

Canada: Banking Sector

Canadian Banks Make Record Profits in Q4 2009: Is the Worst Over?

Are Canadian Banks A Model?

Canada : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Real Estate and Mortgage Finance : Real Estate Sector : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Credit Defaults Swaps on Asset-Backed Securities (ABCDS)

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Monoline Insurance

Obama Ends Private Lender Subsidies Altogether: What Hope For The Student Loan Crunch in Auction-Rate Securities (ARS) Market?

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Capital Market Intermediaries : Muni Bonds and Insurers/Monolines :

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management : Capital Market Intermediaries : Securitization and Structured Finance :

Commercial Paper

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

Is the Economic Reovery for Real? The Commercial Paper Test

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

Auction-Rate Securities

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Auction Rate Securities : Capital Market Intermediaries :

Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

CDS Trading Strategies

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

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

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Securitization and Structured Finance :

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

Structured Investment Vehicles (SIV): Asset Sales And Re-Intermediation Onto Bank/Insurers' Balance Sheets

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

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

Mark-To-Market Accounting

FAS 140 Revision Leads to Re-Intermeditation of up to US$900 Billion in Off-Balance-Sheet Vehicles Starting in 2010

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

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

Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) and Structured Products

Unwinding of Structured Products: Together they Stand and Fall?

Error-Prone Constant Proportion Debt Obligations (CPDOs) Ratings: Second Computer-Glitch At Moody's

United States : North America : Finance and Banking : Macro View : Securitization and Structured Finance : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

The Shadow Banking System

Run on the US$10 Trillion 'Shadow Banking System': Who Is the Shadow Lender of Last Resort?

Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Outlook: Inherently Unstable Market?

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OTC Derivatives Regulation

OTC Derivatives in H2 2008: Total Notional Shrinks, Gross Credit Exposure After Netting Increases To $5 Trillion

The Future of OTC Derivatives Trading and Clearing: CPSS Issues Guidelines

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Cash Bond - CBS Basis Comparison

Default Recovery Swaps: What You Should Know When Betting on Recovery Rates

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

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Hedge Fund and Private Equity Regulation

Hedge Fund Regulation: U.S. Finalized Draft Legislation

Brussels Intent on Regulating Hedge Funds: Will New Pay Rules Apply to Alternative Investment Managers As Well?

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Resolution of Troubled Financial Institutions

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

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

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Loan Modifications

Treasury's Mortgage Modification Program Review: Servicers Face Conversion Drive

Are Servicers Standing in the Way of Mortgage Loan Modifications?

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Pension Funds: Asset Allocation

Governance of Public Pension Funds: Angels, Monsters or Somewhere in Between?

Is It Wise For Pension Funds to Invest in the Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Alternative Assets Arenas?

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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 - 1000 Billion in Undrawn Funds?

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

U.S. Commercial Real Estate

U.S. Commercial Real Estate: Following Housing With a Lag

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 in the Subprime Aftermath?

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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

IMF Reduces Global Loss Estimate to US$3.4 Trillion

Stress Test Results: Banks Raise $65 Billion in Common Stock and Convert $20 Billion of Preferred Stock to Meet Requirement

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

Fair Value Accounting

FAS 140 Revision Leads to Re-Intermeditation of up to US$900 Billion in Off-Balance-Sheet Vehicles Starting in 2010

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

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Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) and TALF

Geithner's Financial Stability Plan: Background and Components

Toxic Asset Performance: Watch Maiden Lane

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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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