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Puttables have long been seen as the note of choice for struggling banks or market newcomers. But Rabobank’s exceptional structured puttable last week shows the format can be useful even for credits that are deemed to be super safe.
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If Spain steps in to recapitalise its banks, it needs to be done the right way. Contingent capital securities have been OK in the past — but they may not be the best way forward now.
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Gay Huey Evans is the ultimate derivatives bigwig. She has been involved in swaps and derivatives for more than 30 years in roles as a regulator and trade association chief, as well as holding senior positions at major buyside and sellside firms and exchanges. She now resides at the latter two, as a non-executive director at the London Stock Exchange and Aviva. -
Gary Gensler is the first U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman to speak at an International Swaps and Derivatives Association AGM.
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Restoring people’s faith in government is key to rescuing a failed state
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A warning that India’s credit rating could soon be downgraded is a much-needed shot across the bows for the government, a top central banker warned in an interview with Emerging Markets
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Beijing is poised to open up its bond market to foreign investors and to embrace the use of derivatives, China’s deputy finance minister revealed on Friday
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The US will fail to tackle an exploding fiscal deficit this year, S&P president Douglas Peterson has told Emerging Markets, in a sharp reminder that the world’s biggest economy could face another downgrade within 18 months
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Asia’s freshly enhanced financial safety net is an Asian Monetary Fund in all but name, a leading Asian policymaker declared on Friday
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The western sovereign debt crisis will present challenges to Asian investment for years to come, experts warned in Manila on Friday
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Nations should adopt flexible exchange rates to help cushion the impact of financial crises, according to Thailand’s finance minister
