Why Sigma’s survival matters
Sigma Finance looks likely to survive the credit crunch in which its structured investment vehicle brethren have perished. Should anyone care? Yes. Fire sales of SIV assets and losses on their debt may no longer have the same shocking power that they had 12 months ago, but the existence or disappearance of the shadow banking system, of which Sigma is a part, is a crucial element in tomorrow’s banking landscape.
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