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Collateralized debt obligation manager Princeton Advisory Group, based in Princeton, N.J., is planning its first venture into synthetic CDOs.

Delegates and panelists were buzzing about funds of equity tranches from synthetic collateralized debt obgligations.

Deutsche Bank in the U.S. is preparing to offer a range of investment products to retail investors, after getting the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Funds that are able to invest across the full range of structured credit were a hot topic, with attendees hopeful the vehicles will lure traditional asset managers to invest in structured credit.

Deutsche Bank has tweaked its Singapore credit trading staffing to bolster the operation because of demand for structured credit in the region.

BNP Paribas has hired Stephane Goursat, senior structured salesman at SG Corporate & Investment Banking, as head of structured product sales to the U.K., Ireland and South Africa.

Netherlands-based Rabobank is selling a $225 million portfolio of food industry credits as it seeks to liquidate positions in its U.S. portfolio, according to investors.

Dresdner Kleinwort in London has hired Steffen Klein, head of equity sales at Bear Stearns. He is thought to be joining as head of equity derivative flow sales. Klein was on gardening leave and Dresdner officials did not immediately comment on details of the role. Prior to joining Bear Stearns a year and a half ago, Klein headed institutional equity derivative sales at Citigroup (DW, 8/26/05).

Credit market players last week were digesting Ford Motor Co.'s proposed $15 billion secured financing deal, noting long-term concerns for bondholders and a shift in the borrowing habits of companies.

Distressed names, including debtor-in-possession loans for Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Delphi Corp., were trading in the 101-103 range.

The game of chess reached a new level of competition.

It looks like the holiday party season is in full swing.