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The dislocation in the structured finance markets has led to significant investor interest in "opportunity" or "distressed" strategies targeted at taking advantage of the attractive entry points common to many forms and types of whole loan and securitized mortgage related product.
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Transparency is rapidly emerging as the solution for restoring trust in pricing and therefore liquidity in the structured finance markets. -
Constant proportion debt obligation mechanics are important in the current environment.
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March is here and that means Spring Training.
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Shariah-compliant finance would appear to be at a major disadvantage when compared to conventional Western fixed income.
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The well-publicized exposure of U.S. financial guaranty insurance companies to losses from the repackaging of sub-prime mortgage loans into residential mortgage-backed securities, and the repackaging of BBB and lower-rated tranches of RMBS into asset-backed securities collateralized debt obligations, has caused concern about those insurers' financial ability to withstand losses from such exposure.
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Tight credit and an economic slowdown are likely to increase default rates this year.
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The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive came into force across the European Economic Area on Nov. 1.
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Credit derivative product companies have been described as highly rated, capital efficient and successful managers of diverse and complicated risk so why have so few made it to market?
