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Finance & Development
June 2009
Ketkar & Ratha |
New Paths to Funding When financing is scarce, developing countries may try innovative approaches to raise capital   |
Finance & Development
September 8, 2008
Andreas Jobst |
Back to Basics What is securitization? |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Vincent Ryan |
Debt in Disguise The boundaries between receivables securitizations and loans are blurring. |
CFO
June 1, 2003
Tim Reason |
Securitization: False Security? Corporate insolvencies are testing whether securitization of illiquid corporate assets (such as receivables) is a stable structure or a flimsy facade. The legal standing of such transactions is unclear. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Dadush, Dasgupta, & Ratha |
The Role of Short-Term Debt in Recent Crises The 1990s witnessed a boom in short-term lending by international banks to developing countries that lasted until Asia's financial crisis erupted in 1997. By 1997, nearly 60 percent of all outstanding international bank claims on developing countries had a remaining maturity of less than one year. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Eric Uhlfelder |
Making the Grade Think you're safe buying an investment grade bond for your client? Guess again. Rating downgrades are coming at a record pace. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Bremner et al. |
Is Asia Prepared for the Next Crisis? Sound budgets, big trade surpluses, healthier banks -- the developing world has come a long way. That's why investors are pouring in money. But the risks haven't disappeared. |
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... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2006
Lynn Novelli |
Deluge of Debt REITs cannot live by equity alone. Like other companies, REITs must go to the debt markets for funding. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using secured versus unsecured debt? |
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. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Geri Smith |
Pemex May Be Turning From Gusher To Black Hole Mexico's oil giant Pemex forks over so much money to the state that it's deeply in debt, and a price drop could set off a crisis. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Assif Shameen |
Asia's Bond Boom Is Showing Its Age As demand softens, Asian issuers are worrying how far rates will rise. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005 |
An Unconventional Approach In this excerpt from Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, author David Swensen describes the many risks facing corporate bond investors. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Inutu Lukonga |
Riding Out the Storm Dealing with financial crises more effectively |
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. |
CFO
November 1, 2003
Ronald Fink |
Where Credit Is Due A new study of the largest issuers of corporate debt shows that recent gains in creditworthiness are more fragile than you think. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Sleeper That Soared To the surprise of many, emerging-market debt has performed well. |
Financial Advisor
August 2006
Alan Lavine |
Emerging Bond Market Stalls Investor concern about the U.S. economy casts a long shadow. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Christina Daseking |
Debt: How Much Is Too Much? As part of the work on vulnerability indicators, economists are looking at what level of debt is sustainable for an economy and how much is too much. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Christian Mulder |
Assessing the Dangers Spotting vulnerability to financial risks is key to preventing crises. |
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. |
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
December 1, 2007
Mauro & Yafeh |
Financial Crises of the Future Will future financial crises resemble the contagious crises of the 1990s, or the country-specific crises of the 1890s? What seems clear is that both advanced and emerging market countries will pay close attention to this debate. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Robert Powell |
Debt Relief for Poor Countries Efforts to lighten the debt burden of poor countries go back at least two decades. The most recent, the enhanced HIPC Initiative, will provide faster and deeper debt relief to these countries while encouraging them to use the funds saved to fight poverty and raise living standards. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
Kang & Miniane |
Global Financial Turmoil Tests Asia As the global financial crisis spreads, how will Asia weather the storm? |
Finance & Development
December 2010
Arezki et al. |
Bad News Spreads When government debt is downgraded, the ill effects can be felt across countries and financial markets. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Geri Smith |
Emerging-Market Bonds: The Ride Just Got Bumpier Emerging-market bonds sizzled for the past year, as interest rates in U.S. Treasuries dropped to the lowest levels in decades. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Catherine Pattillo |
External Debt and Growth Reasonable levels of external debt that help finance productive investment may be expected to enhance growth, but beyond certain levels additional indebtedness may reduce growth. An IMF study estimates two critical turning points. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2004
Barnhill & Mazyck |
VRDN Value Underwriters have addressed these problems successfully and now offer small commercial real estate borrowers below-prime-rate financing through variable rate demand notes. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2010
Michael Hamilton |
Ready for Reform? Dodd-Frank requirements may put the squeeze on borrowers. |
BusinessWeek
December 6, 2004
Jason Bush |
From Black Hole To Blue Chip Russia boasts investment-grade ratings six years after a $40 billion debt default |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2005
Andrew Stewart |
7 Real Estate Finance Myths Unveiled Discover the market factors that really are influencing today's real estate transactions. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
FDIC FYI
September 17, 2003
Susan Burhouse |
Evaluating the Consumer Lending Revolution Consumer balance sheets have become stretched by large amounts of new consumer and mortgage debt. This rapid increase in consumer spending and borrowing raises important questions about the sustainability of current debt loads and the vulnerability of the consumer sector to economic shocks. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2002
John B. Levy |
Falling Rates Spark Deals Extraordinarily low Treasury rates and the largest offering of collateralized mortgage-backed securities in more than three years made for a vibrant August. Meanwhile, a new single-asset transaction marketed by Lehman Brothers may help allay buyers' concerns about terrorism insurance. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 23, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Fitch: Corporate debt took a hit in 2002 The corporate debt markets last year weathered the worst credit conditions in a decade, reports Fitch Ratings. A three-pronged storm was to blame as weak corporate profitability, heavy debt burdens and headline bankruptcies created an unprecedented amount of credit deterioration. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Christopher Singley |
First Marblehead Showing Cracks? Bond rating agency Moody's expresses concerns about student loan performance in securitizations facilitated by First Marblehead. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Gupta et al. |
Making Remittances Work for Africa If handled well, migrant transfers in sub-Saharan Africa can reduce poverty and connect small savers to the formal financial sector. |
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. |
