Basel Committee

Leveraged loans: Clearing the backlog

While LBO bankers in the US are chipping away at the backlog of deals, Europe seems unable to shift its overhang. Daniel Andrews looks at how differences in the way the two markets have evolved are affecting their chances of tackling the problem

Bad timing for Basel II

The Basel II regulations on capital adequacy came into effect on January 1 this year. Although they were intended to produce more flexible and refined methods of calculating capital requirements, some are pessimistic about how the new rules will affect…

The year ahead

From widespread house price falls and increases in foreclosures, to funding innovations and alterations in regulation, 2008 will be a year of unprecedented change and adjustment for mortgage banks. Mortgage Risk, together with a select panel of leading…

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