Lehman Brothers

The search for a deposit base

The fallout from the default of Lehman Brothers continues spread across the structured products industry, as arrangers seek to reassure nervous high-net-worth clients that their investments are safe. Michael Marray reports

Rocked by counterparty risk

The demise of Lehman Brothers has triggered fresh concerns about counterparty risk, creating a wave of novations and forcing dealers to think harder about the possibility of another major derivatives counterparty defaulting. Mark Pengelly reports

Auction sets 57% recovery on Washington Mutual CDS

An auction yesterday established a final settlement price of 57% for Washington Mutual bonds, leaving sellers of credit default swaps (CDS) with higher-than-expected settlement payments as they close out contracts referencing the former US bank.

More jobs to go at Lehman Brothers

Following Lehman Brothers’ filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 15, the bank's failure has hit its employees hard, with further redundancies announced earlier this week.

Lehman Brothers losses loom large

The collapse of Lehman Brothers has shocked investors in structured products. Previously immune to the financial crisis in the immediate markets that surround them, those that bought products from the defunct US investment bank are now contemplating…

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