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BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
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Hank Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson talks about structured investment vehicles and the economy.   |
BusinessWeek
November 12, 2007
D. Henry & M. Goldstein |
Citi May Have a New Mess on Its Hands Citibank could take another billion-dollar hit from bad debt tied to the CDO commercial paper market. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2007
Emil Lee |
The Insidious SIV Structured investment vehicles, tools some banks use to finance long-term assets by issuing short-term commercial paper, may become a threat to the capital markets. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2007
Emil Lee |
Can the Super SIV Save the Day? Bankers from Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Bank of America have reportedly agreed upon the terms and structure of a to-be-raised gigantic fund to help alleviate the funding problems currently plaguing structured investment vehicles. |
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. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Avital Louria Hahn |
Missing Pieces How poor risk-management techniques contributed to the subprime mess. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Wall Street's $70 Billion Facade In the wake of Lehman Brothers' failure this weekend, 10 major banks, including the remaining investment banks, are creating a $70 billion fund that any one of the participants can borrow from in a crunch. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2007
Seth Jayson |
More Excess to the Rescue! Can bigger, government-sponsored kinds of financial alchemy rescue banks from the mess they've made with their big, bad financial alchemy? |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Emil Lee |
Citi and Rabobank Pull the Plug on Their SIV Citigroup and Dutch bank Rabobank, managers of a 10 billion-euro structured investment vehicle called Tango Finance, sell off 4.5 billion euros' worth of assets to pay off maturing debt. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
David Henry |
How The Bad News Could Get Worse If delinquencies lead to downgrades of mortgage-backed securities, ripples could become waves. |
BusinessWeek
November 26, 2007
Lauren Young |
Money-Market Funds: A Safety Check The recent credit crunch has raised the possibility that the $3trillion in money-fund assets may not be as well protected as we thought. |
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. |
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... |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2007
Emil Lee |
3 Ways to Fix Citigroup Citibank's shares are currently at a five-year low. What should the company do to unleash its underlying potential? |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Subprime Truths and Consequences The continuing credit crunch spotlights the perils of leverage. How should your financial advisory clients respond? |
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. |
U.S. Banker
April 2008
Joseph Rosta |
If You Build an Exchange, Will They Come? Devising exchange-based trading, complete with futures and options contracts, for the public trading of these securities may be the surest route to creating transparency and setting firm prices. |
U.S. Banker
January 2008
Joseph Rosta |
MBS Risk Models Ignored Fundamental Tension It seems obvious now, in hindsight, that the welding that holds mortgages and investment vehicles together was bound to fail, due to a poorly understood tension between home owners and investors.l |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2008
Kemba J. Dunham |
Rocky Road The commercial mortgage-backed securities market, after more than 15 years of riding a positive investment wave, swiftly crashed in late 2007. Currently, a recovery has yet to get under way. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Capital Ratio Fever Just as blood pressure and heart rate are vital measures of physical health, capital ratios are vital measures of the health and solvency of banks. Right now, those vital signs reflect a sick industry that's getting sicker. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2007
Emil Lee |
Is the Carry Trade for You? A carry trade can be defined as borrowing at a low interest rate and then lending at a higher rate. Because carry trades are at the mercy of the liquidity of the markets, they are highly risky. Investors, beware. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Dude, Where's My Leverage? The days when investment banks were free to employ huge amounts of leverage are almost certainly over and unlikely to come back any time soon. |
U.S. Banker
June 2007
Lee Conrad |
Banks' Insurance Operations: Are Painful Lessons Paying Off? Banks clamored for years for the right to underwrite and sell insurance, but few have proven adept at it. There are signs of progress, however, as some banks embrace the brokerage side and gain revenue. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2007
Emil Lee |
Banking Lessons Learned Are the new banking chiefs at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Bear Sterns destined to repeat history's mistakes? |
U.S. Banker
April 2002 |
Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit... |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 25, 2006
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Corporates' Wishes Are Banks' Commands Between industry consolidation and the entrance of new players in the market, banks have their work cut out for them when it comes to serving business customers and meeting their demands. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Heading South Saves Regions Financial Merger cost savings continue to help Regions offset industry challenges. Investors, take note. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 26, 2006
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lands of Opportunity The international opportunities for U.S. banks with the right IT and know-how can be huge, provided they follow the appropriate strategy. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Ingves & Lind |
Stockholm Solutions A crucial lesson from the Nordic experience is the need for prominent state involvement in crisis resolution. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
The Credit Crisis Has Increased Scrutiny on Trade Finance The global credit crisis has emphasized the importance of cash management while intensifying the spotlight on corporate governance and banks' risk management practices |
