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CFO November 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan |
Debt in Disguise The boundaries between receivables securitizations and loans are blurring. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Randy Myers |
Anxiety's Price New regulations call into question the value of off-balance-sheet financing, if only because of their impact on bankers' fees. |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
Commercial Paper Chase If banks have to come clean about their off-balance-sheet leverage, get ready to pay more for money. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Suhas Ketkar & Dilip Ratha |
Securitization of Future Flow Receivables: A Useful Tool for Developing Countries During financial crises, developing countries cannot obtain low-cost, long-term loans. Securitization of future flow receivables can help investment-grade public and private sector entities in these countries raise funds in international capital markets... |
CFO October 1, 2002 Tim Reason |
Reporting: See-Through Finance The market's distaste for complex financing could raise your company's cost of capital, even if you comply with new reporting rules. |
Finance & Development September 8, 2008 Andreas Jobst |
Back to Basics What is securitization? |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
Reining In SPEs New rules for special-purpose entities may result in bigger corporate balance sheets. |
CFO June 1, 2003 |
Bankruptcy: The View From The Bench Tina Brozman explains why cooperation and rehabilitation are key to better corporate bankruptcies. A look at bankruptcy reform legislation. |
CFO October 1, 2003 Hilary Rosenberg |
Longer Paper Routes Banks have gone to greater lengths to keep assets off their balance sheets. That means higher prices for commercial paper. |
CFO November 1, 2003 |
Citi's New Stance After more than a year of scandal and public penance, Citigroup CFO Todd Thomson is determined to rebuild the reputation of the financial-services giant. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Tim Reason |
Bending the Rules Efforts to contain damage from the subprime-mortgage meltdown are stretching accounting rules for securitization. |
CFO June 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
Second Acts After bankruptcy, companies often teeter between encore and final curtain call. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Emil Lee |
Securitization Simplified Securitization is complicated, but understanding the mechanics will help you evaluate many financial companies. Here is a brief primer on collateralized debt obligations. |
CFO October 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Back on Track It's been a frightening year for credit-starved companies. Can they relax a little now? |
HBS Working Knowledge December 21, 2009 Roger Thompson |
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government's Role as Fixer In his new book, Too Big to Save, HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen tells us how to fix the system. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Ketkar & Ratha |
New Paths to Funding When financing is scarce, developing countries may try innovative approaches to raise capital |
CFO March 1, 2003 Ronald Fink |
What Goes Around Customer financing seemed like a smart move when times were good. Now, it's wreaking havoc on corporate balance sheets. |
The Motley Fool December 11, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
How Can We Revive the Securitization Market? Believe it or not, securitized loans made up a larger percentage of lending. Bob Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management has a way to revitalize the securitization market. |
Salon.com March 12, 2001 Bruce Shapiro |
Let the hogfest begin! Washington's new "bankruptcy reforms" will fatten bankers' bulging wallets and force more credit-card debtors into the poorhouse. Welcome to the Bush era -- where greed is good again! |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec |
Global CMBS Warming Investors and borrowers in several countries are just now beginning to realize the advantages of CMBS: liquidity, higher yields and favorable financing rates. But a perceived lack of transparency, or financial disclosure by borrowers, concerns investors in non-U.S. CMBS. |
U.S. Banker October 2008 Joseph Rosta |
Proposals Take Aim at Securitization Securitization isn't dead yet, but if the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Federal Reserve get their way the wake isn't too far off. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Randall Dodd |
Subprime: Tentacles of a Crisis The mortgage market turbulence is as much about the breakdown of the structure of U.S. financial markets as it is about bad debt. |
CFO July 1, 2002 Kris Frieswick |
Worldwide Workouts Filing for bankruptcy protection means different things in different countries. Will a uniform code ever be adopted? |
CFO July 15, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Mastering the Turnaround What it really takes to survive a corporate bankruptcy. |
CFO August 1, 2002 Tim Reason |
We Can Work It Out The 2002 Working Capital Survey reveals ways to reduce working capital without punishing customers or suppliers. But the alternatives aren't totally pain-free. |
Entrepreneur January 2004 Jane Easter Bahls |
Against Your Will Is your business drowning in debt? If so, you should know about a legal maneuver creditors can use to force your business into bankruptcy. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 David L. Miller |
A Law With an Immediate Effect The new landscape of bankruptcy in America: IRS officials and tax professionals review the impact of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. |
Entrepreneur September 2001 Chris Sandlund |
Born Again Good businesses don't have to die just because they've gone hopelessly, out-of-control in debt. There is a place they can turn for redemption: the bankruptcy laws. |
Inc. June 2009 |
Managing Business Insolvency and Bankruptcy Even after a business fails, an owner has important choices to make. |
CFO Alix Nyberg |
Bottom Fishing Many distressed assets are for sale these days, but because so many are intangible, how can buyers be sure they're getting a bargain? |
OCC Bulletin December 13, 1999 |
Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities During recent examinations, our examiners have noted an unacceptable number of national banks with risk management systems or internal control infrastructures insufficient to support the institution's securitization activities. |
FDIC FYI March 25, 2004 |
The Evolving Role of Commercial Banks in U.S. Credit Markets A careful analysis of U.S. financial sector data shows that banks' share of the financial services market has not shrunk to the extent that is commonly asserted. Moreover, banks have assumed leading roles in providing some of the newer types of financial services products, such as credit card securitizations and mortgage banking services. |
OCC Bulletin May 17, 2002 |
Interagency Advisory Interagency advisory on the regulatory capital treatment of accrued interest receivable related to credit card securitizations... |
AskMen.com July 7, 2002 Donald Morrison |
The Ups & Downs Of Bankruptcy While filing bankruptcy shouldn't be a shameful process, it is one that ought to be approached with caution. It's a means of repayment that isn't cut out for every financial situation, regardless of how catastrophic they may seem, and its consequences can be detrimental and far-reaching. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Noel Sacasa |
Preventing Future Crises The financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in the current regulatory and supervisory frameworks and made it clear that we are in need of regulatory reform. |
IDB America Jul/Aug 2000 Dan Drosdoff |
Debt for sale Most people think that going into debt is something to avoid, a necessary evil at best. Not so, say municipal financing experts. Cities can get much needed extra cash for infrastructure and other priorities if they sell their debt on financial markets, as the Brazilian state of Parena is doing... |
CFO March 1, 2007 Russ Banham |
Restructuring Redux? Thanks to the availability of cash, the options for bankrupt companies -- and their advisers -- abound. |
U.S. Banker July 2009 Joseph Rosta |
FASB Waves Goodbye to "Qs" The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided to eliminate the concept of qualified special purpose entities. |
CFO June 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Breezing Through Bankruptcy Companies filing for Chapter 11 protection are exiting sooner than ever, but is faster always better? |
BusinessWeek November 12, 2007 R. Berner & B. Grow |
Prisoners of Debt The fresh start promised by bankruptcy is under attack as big lenders keep squeezing money out of consumers whose debts were canceled by the courts. |
CFO October 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
Asset Sales: The Other Endgame Why insolvent companies are discovering that filing for bankruptcy is often not the best way to go. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Rebecca McReynolds |
Bankruptcy's Toll New legislation will make it tougher for small businesses to get a fresh start. This means that advisers have to be more vigilant to make sure their clients aren't blindsided in today's uncertain economy. |
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Amy Borrus |
Creditors Will Crack The Whip Tough new rules will make corporate bankruptcies quicker and more brutal. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Valuing the Invisible: How to Manage Bankruptcies of Knowledge-based Companies A growing trend is forcing attorneys, accountants and others to consider how to handle a bankruptcy when the debtor company's possessions are largely composed of intangible assets like intellectual property, patents, licenses and/or contracts... |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Sham Gad |
What Sparked the Subprime Explosion? Some really smart people have taken one asset -- the plain old mortgage -- and singlehandedly created layers and layers of financial instruments that are predicated on it. Like dominoes, one by one, these securities are now tumbling and leaving investors and homeowners to clean up the mess. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2009 Peter Coy |
Failure: A Bankrupt Idea Why the bankruptcy process that sorted out the mess when companies failed no longer works. |
OCC Bulletin |
Regulatory Capital---Asset-Backed Commercial Paper and Early Amortization The interim final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking amend the risk-based capital standards for the treatment of assets in asset-backed commercial paper and certain securitizations with early amortization provisions. Comments on these rulemakings are requested. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Jerry Webman |
The Credit Crunch A Wall Streeter explains what happened and how the financial markets got into their current state. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 25, 2003 Baker Library Staff |
Researching Bankruptcies on the Web A place to start for researching or filing bankruptcies. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2007 Brian Greenspoon |
Bankruptcy Sales Understanding sales processes from a legal standpoint during bankruptcy can be useful for commercial real estate professionals in the current market conditions. |