Economics
European ABS: Will it end in tiers?
As part of a special focus on asset-backed securities, we take a look at the European ABS market. After a prolonged period of spread compression, credit tiering may be making a return to the market, as Alan McNee reports
A calculated gamble
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From windows to doors
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European ABS: Will it end in tiers?
ABS Tiering
Cold comfort
sovereign debt
Plugging the gaps
Italian banks have overhauled the risk management of their loan portfolios. But weaknesses still remain, particularly in the area of risk-adjusted pricing and credit risk transfer. Rachel Wolcott looks at what steps Italy’s banks are taking to fill the…
Russia out in the cold
Russia
Backing the greenback
Forex markets: central banks
Plugging the gaps
Portfolio management
Greg Peters
Q&A
Answering the dollar doldrums
Emerging markets
Turbulent times
Germany
The Latin quarter
latin america
Fitch Ratings
profile
The Latin quarter
Latin America
The impact of the dollar dive
foreign exchange
Pioneer A Tale of Two Funds
Profile
Sovereign solutions
Emissions trading
2005 A look ahead
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