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U.S. Banker August 2001 John Hackett |
Credit Derivatives Hit a Snag After years of booming growth, the market in these hedging tools dropped in the first quarter, but the consensus is that they're too good to keep down. Includes statistics on the biggest bank participants. |
CFO September 1, 2003 Hilary Rosenberg |
Compromising Positions Will credit derivatives encourage more lending, or will they harm the interests of borrowers? |
U.S. Banker March 2002 Man Yin Li |
Transfer That Risk! With more and more bankruptcies and defaults, many banks can protect themselves with credit derivatives. There are dangers in using them, but if used intelligently, they can be a boon to many banks... |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
Profit From Credit Default Swaps Credit default swaps are privately negotiated contracts between institutional investors which are based on corporate bonds. How can you profit from them? |
CFO October 1, 2004 Ronald Fink |
Default Swap Faults A dispute in the Enron bankruptcy case highlights troubling questions about credit default insurance. |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Is This Buffett's Nightmare Scenario? The credit default swaps are coming. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 29, 2005 Travers & Tyrie |
Monitoring Credit Rising consumer debt levels in many countries have led to concerns about deteriorating credit quality. To mitigate their exposure, leading banks are employing sophisticated analytical techniques to improve underwriting, while also managing risk better through the use of credit derivatives. |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Christopher Barker |
$10.2 Trillion? A Mere Drop in the Bucket The tally zooms out to include monies under serious consideration for future outlays. |
Salon.com February 5, 2002 Damien Cave |
Risky business How did Enron break into the elite Wall Street world of credit derivatives? |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Bond Woes Add To Banks' Problems With even the fixed-income business faltering, bank earnings are looking dismal. |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Ratings Game The companies that rate bonds look at several factors in rating fixed-income securities. Learn how these ratings work, and don't buy without knowing the facts. |
U.S. Banker September 2005 |
Bad Debt: As Prices Spike, Supply Tightens Banks selling off bad consumer debt have enjoyed steep price increases over the past year. But in a cyclical business dependent on interest rates, the precise repercussion of those increases is up for debate. |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Harrington et al. |
Wall Street's New Flight to Risk With interest rates at rock bottom, investors are embracing exotic bonds -- and using leverage again. |
FDIC FYI March 26, 2003 |
Derivatives Risk in Commercial Banking Derivatives serve an essential role in the U.S. and world economies but also present certain risks to the deposit insurance funds. This article explains what these risks are and describes how they are managed within commercial banking. |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Peter Coy |
It's Out Of Bernanke's Reach There's little the Fed can do about the information gap behind investors' panic. |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2010 John Rosevear |
A New Kind of Credit Crisis What happens to the recovery if interest rates go up? |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 Christopher Barker |
When Will the Bleeding Stop? As Goldman Sachs' projected losses illustrate, the credit crisis tally is still growing. |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Savvy Moves That Should Soothe The Markets The Fed's quick and innovative response may avert the need to cut rates. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2008 Morgan Housel |
The Next Shoe to Drop Billionaire investor George Soros speaks about the possibility of defaults on CDSs hangs like "a sword of Damocles that is bound to fall," and how this could be a financial calamity in the making. |
FDIC FYI October 8, 2002 |
Syndicated Credits Deteriorate, But at a Slower Pace Large banking organizations are continuing to feel the effects of the recession, as syndicated loan quality remains generally weak. |
BusinessWeek June 12, 2006 Emily Thornton |
Inside Wall Street's Culture Of Risk Investment banks are placing bigger bets than ever and beating the odds - at least for now. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Are Your Secrets Safe? A shift in banks' business model raises questions about conflicts. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 David Henry |
Ahead Of A Fed Move, A Cash Cow Runs Dry Like a tightrope walker on a suddenly windy day, the bond market is trying to get back to solid ground after a heady period of high profits made from cheap money and a tactic known as the carry trade |
The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Christopher Barker |
$3.9 Trillion Was a Drop in the Bucket Keeping a tally of total outlays puts the unfathomable scale of the crisis in context. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 Caplinger & Bylund |
Who's More to Blame: Ben Bernanke or Credit Derivatives? March Madness series: The derivatives that are behind this debacle have been around a lot longer than the three years that Bernanke has headed the Fed. Are they to blame? Or should Ben Bernanke have been more direct in calling for changes to be made? |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Brokerages' Sloppy-Looking Swaps Current trading around banks' debt could suggest trouble ahead. Investors may be concerned that risk wasn't adequately managed with regards to the mortgage loans the banks took on. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Time to Sell This Junk? Junk bonds are getting pricey again. |
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 David Henry |
A Chain Reaction in Shaky Debt? As exotic CDOs topple, the impact could ripple through debt markets and wallop more funds and banks. |
U.S. Banker July 2007 Lee Conrad |
Banks Fret Over Expected Spike In Company Failures Banks that extend loans to middle-market firms will have their work cut out for them in the next 12 months. |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Prime Time For Prime-Rate Funds These funds can help protect you against the risk of higher interest rates. |
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 Jack Ewing |
European Banks' Last Laugh (Extended) European lenders tend to keep the risk in-house, so they're more careful about who borrows. Home buyers take on a lot less debt. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Count On This New Favorite Corporate bonds don't offer the bang for the buck they used to. |
Reason January 2009 Michael Flynn |
Anatomy of a Breakdown Concerted government policy helped trigger the financial meltdown -- and will almost certainly extend it. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 David A. Twibell |
Floating Above the Rest Where can advisors find decent yields for clients without getting their heads handed to them if, as many expect, the Federal Reserve ratchets up interest rates next year? One option may be floating-rate loans. |
Registered Rep. June 20, 2014 Stan Luxenberg |
Fighting the Bond Bears Forecasters suggest trimming intermediate funds and shifting assets to short-term bonds and cash. But not everyone is swayed by the bond bears. |
OCC Bulletin May 22, 2002 |
Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates... |
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 |
Danger--Explosive Loans Collateralized loan obligations offer loads of cheap money. But payback time may be coming. |
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Rich Miller |
Kid Gloves At The Fed As Alan Greenspan gets ready to lead the Fed through another tightening, the dangers posed by a financial backlash are much greater than they were a decade ago. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Jason Brady |
Bottleneck While driven by fundamental weakness in U.S. real estate, in particular subprime loans, the current liquidity crisis has become a general lack of confidence in banking and financial institutions globally. |
U.S. Banker January 2008 Michael Sisk |
Keeping The Spigot Open The fact is not lost on banks that American consumers are, by and large, still employed and paying their bills. Credit is, and will be, still available. |
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Harper & Keoun |
The Financial Reform Law: A 'Fig Leaf' It won't prevent bad bets by banks, and hence won't prevent the next financial crisis, say the experts. |
BusinessWeek February 13, 2006 David Henry |
Why Junk Bonds Are Getting Junked Leveraged loans offer better terms, but their floating rates could spell trouble. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Here's How Messed Up Our Financial System Is Is it time to heed Munger's advice and totally ban credit default swaps? |
BusinessWeek October 1, 2007 |
Junk Bonds: What Now? Former Merrill chief high-yield strategist Martin Fridson on what investors need to know about junk bonds. |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Eric Rasmussen |
Reconsidering Junk The first quarter of 2008 was hard on a lot of people, but especially on high-yield investors, whose junk bonds got thoroughly trashed. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Credit Use economic data to gain the upper hand in your investing. The Federal Reserve's consumer credit report provides some useful information about the borrowing practices of typical consumers. |
U.S. Banker February 2008 Glen Fest |
Risk Without Reward Finding a path forward from the ashes of the subprime mess will require stronger leadership overseeing risk, a culture more respectful of interdependent risks and new technologies measuring them across the enterprise. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |