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Despite approval of Paulson's bailout plan, it's not too late to devise a better approach than the one the Treasury has put on the table. Peter Lee looks at alternative strategies that might prove sharper.
Published October 2008 euromoney.com
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As Hank Paulson seeks to resubmit his action plan to save the US financial system, Euromoney considers whether he was ever the right man for the job, asks the questions that he desperately needs to answer, and analyses the mistakes he has made which mean, whether his bill is eventually passed or not, he has
Published October 2008 euromoney.com
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The government bailout of mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has made the case for covered bonds in the US less compelling. After the collapse of the government sponsored entities (GSE), the need for alternative funding methods should have been clear. Instead, with the debt of both entities tighten
Published September 2008 Liquid Real Estate Issue 07
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Property derivative volumes have rebounded, surpassing pre-credit crunch levels. This surge is driven mainly by hedge funds and institutional investors. However, the group of end-users that could benefit the most from these instruments has largely stayed out of the market. Have direct property owners missed
Published September 2008 Liquid Real Estate Issue 07
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Concerns have been mounting in recent months that the liquidity schemes offered by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are being misused by borrowers and are thwarting the recovery of market-based funding, including the MBS market. Announcements from both central banks in September addressed th
Published September 2008 Liquid Real Estate Issue 07
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Published September 2008 Liquid Real Estate Issue 07
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Euromoney September 2008
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Concerns about an economic slowdown now weigh on capital markets.
Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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US leaders might ponder the lessons of Venezuela and Iran.
Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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The blow-up of corporate trades in China might lead to regulatory restraints on transparent, run-of-the-mill derivatives use.
Euromoney September 2008
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Bankers are in the final stages of preparing Iran’s first ever securitization, according the head of a Tehran investment bank.
Euromoney September 2008
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Despite a new round of fundraising for distressed ABS, a market floor is not necessarily in sight.
Euromoney September 2008
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The reintroduction of mandatory market-making in Pfandbriefe has not gone smoothly.
Euromoney September 2008
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Georgia’s ill-fated attempt to prevent the secession of South Ossetia and Abkhazia is set to cost the country billions of dollars, but financial backing from western Europe and the US should help to ensure that the country’s economy remains one of the most open and business-friendly of the states that we
Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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Under his presidency, Pakistan made huge progress in attracting foreign investment, privatization and bolstering the banking system.
Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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Government intervention in financial markets goes against the grain of any US administration. However, it appears preventing closure of the mortgage finance markets is more important than ideology.
Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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As Euromoney asks for his views on fair-value accounting, the European bank chief executive carefully sets down his fork in the plate of scrambled eggs before him, slumps back in his chair and rolls his eyes. The press relations lady squirms uncomfortably and leans across the breakfast table, whispering: “
Euromoney September 2008
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Questions abound over the future of the securitization business and the entire originate-to-distribute model.
Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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Euromoney September 2008
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With a huge pipeline of covered bond issuance planned for the next few months, much is being asked of investors. There might not be enough of them to go around.
Euromoney September 2008
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Complex securitization without a single new bond.
Euromoney September 2008
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Palestine is a surprisingly attractive prospect – good enough to hold the attention of private and public investors at a conference this year. But Gaza, which must develop pari passu with the West Bank if the Territories are to prosper, is an unstable imponderable. Chris Wright reports.
Euromoney September 2008
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The spectacular growth of Middle Eastern markets is attracting new ventures of all sizes. But smaller, more specialized firms are increasingly popular. Jethro Wookey reports.
Euromoney September 2008