The problem with CDOs
Recent turmoil has put the focus back on a lack of diversity
Among the noise about downgrades and hedge fund losses, a simple point has been lost about collateralized debt obligations, the product that has been put in the spotlight in the recent credit market turmoil.
They suffer, as they always have done, from a lack of name diversity. Switching from using cash bonds to credit derivatives as the underlying assets has changed many things about the array of CDO products.
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