Archive for March, 2011

Issues holding up counterparty disclosure

There are growing challenges in the regulatory quest for enhanced counterparty transparency.

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Weekly: Sovereign CDS very active

Sovereign CDS dominated the past week of trading to a greater extent than in previous weeks with 17 of the top 18 most active names.

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FSA to increase CDS insider trading investigations

Looks like with regulatory costs increasing, the FSA is going after bigger and more lucrative targets.

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$35 million in 3 new 39-year CDS trades

Could a long-term CDS stategy be in the works?

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Weekly: TEPCO powers up the swap markets

Tokyo Electric Power Co saw a record amount of credit default swaps trade last week.

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MCDX tranche trading to begin soon

An equity and senior tranche could begin trading next year according to some analysts.

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Telecom CDS after the AT&T T-Mobile merger announcement

The AT&T T-mobile wireless merger in the USA caused some increased activity in the telecommunications CDS yesterday.

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CreditLime launches free online CDS price database

CreditLime springs forward into 2011 with the launch of a new credit default swap price database.

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$1.5 trillion in Emerging Market CDS trading

EM CDS trading volumes were down on a quarterly basis but still up for the year.

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ISDA votes no to Irish credit event

Buyers of over $50 billion in CDS referencing Irish government debt will have to continue waiting to see if their protection will ever become worth it.

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