Belgium
Continued protests keep Egyptian CDS spreads volatile
Eurozone risk perceptions fall while Egypt remains on a knife edge
Irish credit rating downgraded while CDS spreads fall across eurozone
Meanwhile, Egyptian spreads narrow despite ongoing political turmoil
Egyptian CDS spreads widen as political turmoil continues
Fitch downgrades Egyptian credit rating as protests spread across the country
Egyptian CDS spreads widen as protests continue
Risk perceptions on Egypt and Tunisia increase again, while eurozone experiences mixed day
Portugal bucks downward CDS trend
Debt protection costs continued to decline across most of Europe, but Ireland and Portugal are moving in the opposite direction
Eurozone CDS spreads continue narrowing trend
Debt protection costs on eurozone peripherals declined again, while fears of Egyptian unrest remain
Eurozone CDS spreads continue downward trajectory
Debt protection costs on eurozone sovereigns fall while Irish financials enjoy mixed day
Risk perceptions of Allied Irish Bank rise over weekend
Credit default swaps on the troubled Irish bank widen by four percentage points
Ups and downs for eurozone CDSs
Mixed fortunes in CDS market as Spain and Italy see successful bond auctions
CDSs on eurozone periphery fall for third day
In the wake of Portugal’s successful bond auction of almost €1.25 billion yesterday, credit default swaps (CDSs) on eurozone sovereigns continue to trade down
New highs for CDS spreads on Ireland and Belgium
The cost of insuring against Irish and Belgian state defaults reaches unprecedented levels
AIFM first reading vote delayed until September
Belgium is set to take over negotiations for the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive after talks between the European Union council and parliament broke down last week.
Eurozone sovereign CDS spreads widen amid continuing contagion fears
Widening continues on eurozone CDS spreads as Australian banks feel the pinch from the Greek debt crisis
Maintaining interest
Axa IM has found its own ways to reduce counterparty risk and overcome the problems caused by low interest rates. It is now confident there will be a return to structured products. Clare Dickinson reports
Benelux flux
Cross-border Supervision
Fortis loses EUR22bn for 2008; Cancels dividends
Losses and Lawsuits
Best in Benelux - Fortis Investments
Europe Awards 2008
Front Capital wins $5 billion hedge fund client
KBC Alternative Investment Management (KBC AIM), a hedge fund subsidiary of Belgium's KBC Bank and Insurance Group that manages more than $5 billion in assets, plans to implement Front Capital's Arena trading, risk management and distribution system.