Sub-prime fallout: Lessons of the market seizure

The liquidity crisis that blew up out of the sub-prime credit downturn reveals big gaps in understanding between senior managers at banks and the credit structurers. It also poses many questions to regulators and investors. Fairly sharing out the blame and guessing what comes next remain challenges, finds Peter Lee.

The week Wall Street went into meltdown 

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THE SENIOR CREDIT strategist at one of the biggest banks in the US, has been much in demand. In August, hedge fund and other clients are calling constantly for updates and insights on the turmoil in credit markets, where fast rising short-term spreads and underperformance of high-quality credit is threatening to inflict horrible losses. The only way to speak to them all is to stick strictly to 15-minute slots arranged back to back.

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