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Friday, September 11th, 2009Die Bemühungen der Banken, ihre außerbörslichen Wertpapiertransaktionen durch die Einschaltung einer zentralen Clearing-Partei sicherer zu gestalten, nehmen allem Anschein nach konkrete Formen an. So zeichnet sich nun endgültig der seit langem gewollte Einstieg eines Bankenkonsortiums bei dem auf das Settlement und Clearing von Wertpapiertransaktionen spezialisierte Unternehmen LCH.Clearnet Group ab. Darauf deuten zumindest die jüngsten Aussagen [...]
The Big Bang : Standardized CDS Contract
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009on brokerbase.eu : The Big Bang : Standardized CDS Contract
Signs That Your Bank May Not Be in Good Health
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Bank is increasing its CD rates. This could be due to liquidity problems, he said, or the institution may just be looking for money to do more lending. Bank is selling more stock, which could indicate it’s falling low on capital, he said, or that it’s able to attract private capital. Bank is pulling back [...]
Board to Ban Accounting Practice That Helped Lending Proliferate; Rule Change Aimed at Preventing Another Financial Crisis
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009The end is nearing for an accounting trick destined to be remembered as a hallmark of the housing boom, because it allowed financial firms to conceal a vast expansion in their lending from regulators and investors.
US Long-Term Rates Now Lower Than Short-Term
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Freddie Mac yesterday released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.80 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending April 23, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 4.82 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.03 percent.
FED Stresstest : The Supervisory Capital Assessment Program: Design and Implementation
Monday, April 27th, 2009http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/bcreg/bcreg20090424a1.pdf
Troubled Company Index Makes Largest Jump Since September 2001
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Kamakura Corporation announced yesterday that its monthly index of troubled public companies showed the greatest one month increase since September 2001. The percent of public companies classified as troubled jumped 2.4 percent in November to 10.4 percent of the public company universe.
Credit Risk – Probability of Bank Default Hits 1987 Crash Levels
Friday, November 30th, 2007November 29:Credit Risk – Probability of Bank Default Hits 1987 Crash Levels Author: Eric C. Banfield, FRM, CRP, PRM Date: 2007-11-29 Brace for bank defaults! The money market is sending up warning signals. Brace for bank defaults: The money market is sending up warning signals. Major banks borrow and lend to each other in the [...]
Credit Risk – Corporate Treasurers in Flight to Quality
Friday, November 16th, 2007The investment portfolios of large U.S. corporations took a sharp turn for the conservative as a result of recent turmoil in financial markets according to Treasury Strategies, which conducted the first comprehensive study to investigate how corporations are responding to these recent market developments. The investment portfolios of large U.S. corporations took a sharp turn [...]
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