The recent correction in the bond markets could prove to be a boon for emerging market CDOs, according to bankers. A few synthetic deals are in the pipeline, including one being arranged by Goldman ...

NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Fears that credit derivative indexes will further weaken as investors unwind structured deals known as constant proportion debt obligations, or CPDOs, are likely overblown ...

Financial derivatives have greatly enhanced the range of tools available for managing financial risks. Currently, derivatives are widely used to mitigate and reallocate the financial risk related to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in some structured credit deals using derivatives are seen as likely to unwind them after new U.S. accounting rules are introduced that will require the derivatives to ...

At the heart of the global financial crisis of 2007-09 was an obscure credit derivative called the collateralised debt obligation (CDO). CDOs were financial products based on debts – most notoriously, ...

A report on financial risk based on a survey answered by 175 bankers, regulators and corporate users was published last month by the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation. They were asked to ...

If you were confused over the complexity of derivative and hedging rules as it relates to recent chaos in credit markets, perhaps the latest clarification from the Financial Accounting Standards Board ...

Credit spreads continued to tighten across all major markets in 2006, further crimping income from trading liquid derivatives for dealers. Some banks took this as a cue to pull back from market making ...

A credit default swap (CDS) is a contract that protects lenders from borrower default. Learn how a CDS works, why they’re used, and the key risks in financial markets.

The ranks of firms looking to set up highly-rated, limited-purpose companies to act as counterparties in credit default swaps are swelling as they look to offload CDO-generated risks. The ranks of ...

Derivatives, a special kind of investment, played a key role in the financial crisis and generated $20 billion for Wall Street last year. They are also central in President Obama's push for financial ...

An unholy trinity of low rates, low credit spreads and low equity volatility made life tough for derivatives managers in 2004. For developing innovative, multi-asset class products for yield-starved ...