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BusinessWeek April 22, 2010 Alan Katz |
The City That Got Swapped A decade ago, the mayor of Saint-Etienne, France, hit on a novel way to help pay for urban renewal: currency and interest rate swaps. He was a hero for a while. Then came the crash. Now he's the ex-mayor of a town facing financial disaster.  |
Finance & Development June 2009 Randall Dodd |
Playing with Fire Firms across the spectrum of emerging markets entered into exotic derivative contracts that caused massive losses  |
FDIC FYI March 26, 2003 |
Derivatives Risk in Commercial Banking Derivatives serve an essential role in the U.S. and world economies but also present certain risks to the deposit insurance funds. This article explains what these risks are and describes how they are managed within commercial banking.  |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
Profit From Credit Default Swaps Credit default swaps are privately negotiated contracts between institutional investors which are based on corporate bonds. How can you profit from them?  |
U.S. Banker March 2002 Man Yin Li |
Transfer That Risk! With more and more bankruptcies and defaults, many banks can protect themselves with credit derivatives. There are dangers in using them, but if used intelligently, they can be a boon to many banks...  |
BusinessWeek November 11, 2010 Michael McDonald |
A Wall Street Gimmick That Soaks Taxpayers Sold as a way for governments and nonprofits to lower costs on bonds, swaps contracts ended up hiking costs when interest rates plunged.  |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Behind the Scenes of the Market: Derivatives and Risk How risk is calculated and the way derivatives are really traded.  |
CFO October 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
Boxed In The government's push to standardize over-the-counter derivatives could severely disrupt corporate hedging programs.  |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Surfing the Yield Curve for Fun and Profit In their quest for alpha, hedge fund managers employ a number of market-neutral arbitrage tactics to exploit valuation differences between fixed income securities or contracts.  |
Reason February 2004 Callahan & Kaza |
In Defense of Derivatives Between Enron, WorldCom, and Global Crossing, the controversial financial instruments have gotten a bad rap. Here's the truth.  |
FDIC FYI October 11, 2005 Michael H. Krimminger |
FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Adjusting the rules: What bankruptcy reform will mean for financial market contracts.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Make Millions With Derivatives? Is the promise of free money too good to be true? Maybe so. The first mistake that many investors make is to look for unrealistically high returns over short periods of time.  |
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003 |
The Changing Use of Derivatives: More Hedging, Less Speculation High-risk gambles like those that torpedoed Orange County, Gibson and P&G are far less likely than conservative plays meant to hedge against loss in underlying markets such as energy, commodities or currencies.  |
BusinessWeek May 26, 2011 Selway & Braun |
Bachus Is Wall Street's Man in Jefferson County Representative Bachus backs a GOP push to delay reforms on the same derivatives that drove his county to the brink of bankruptcy.  |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Gail Liberman |
Muni Bond Funds Vs. Individual Bonds A new study says the funds are cheaper if you actively trade.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Is This Buffett's Nightmare Scenario? The credit default swaps are coming.  |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Michelle Knight |
Rising Rates Not Fatal Bond investments shouldn't automatically be sold off when interest rates rise. Here's why.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Stuart Bromberg |
The Muni Option Municipal bonds and bond funds are still reasonably cheap and offer tax-free ballast to diversify a portfolio. But when advising clients about municipal bonds, it's important to assess whether the investors could be subject to the alternative minimum tax.  |
CFO September 1, 2003 Hilary Rosenberg |
Compromising Positions Will credit derivatives encourage more lending, or will they harm the interests of borrowers?  |
Investment Advisor October 2008 George Strickland |
Sleuthing Bonds Municipal bonds are now more likely to move in the opposite direction of Treasury bonds, where before the two markets commonly moved in the same direction.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Chris Shayne |
Individual Choice Although it's been hard to compare the transaction costs of individual bonds and bond funds, new research is making it easier. Here's a way to see what it costs individual investors to purchase each type of fixed-income product.  |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip...  |
U.S. Banker August 2001 John Hackett |
Credit Derivatives Hit a Snag After years of booming growth, the market in these hedging tools dropped in the first quarter, but the consensus is that they're too good to keep down. Includes statistics on the biggest bank participants.  |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 David Henry |
Ahead Of A Fed Move, A Cash Cow Runs Dry Like a tightrope walker on a suddenly windy day, the bond market is trying to get back to solid ground after a heady period of high profits made from cheap money and a tactic known as the carry trade  |
Finance & Development September 2011 Rabah Arezki et al. |
Municipal Fallout U.S. state bond markets are not insulated from each other but are from the federal bond market.  |
Financial Advisor February 2012 Marla Brill |
Muni Bond ETFs Join The Charge For Yields Despite some concerns, investors are being drawn to muni bond ETFs for diversification, transparency and low costs.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 J Gibson Watson |
Opportunities Stirring in the Municipal Market For now, munis are trading at tight premiums to Treasuries -- but don't assume that means they are risk-free  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2007 Dees Stribling |
The Dawning of Derivatives REIT and real estate derivatives are introduced as a new financial tool in the real estate world.  |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Gwen Moran |
Do Derivatives Need More Oversight? These securities have gotten a bad rap but new legislation may do more harm than good.  |
Finance & Development June 2009 Kamil et al. |
A Hedge, Not a Bet Latin American companies used new techniques to protect against currency swings. But a few used them to gamble -- and they lost big.  |
Financial Advisor September 2012 Maureen Nevin Duffy |
2012: Seeking Yield More investors are piling into muni bonds, but certain cities face intractable economic difficulties.  |
HBS Working Knowledge March 20, 2006 Ann Cullen |
Unlocking Your Investment Capital Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their risk balance sheet.  |
Wall Street & Technology June 18, 2007 Penny Crosman |
Technology Upgrades Improve Derivatives Processing The DTCC, SwapsWire, major broker-dealers and custodians, such as State Street, all are upgrading their technology to bring derivatives processes into the 21st century.  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Isac Simon |
Oil Companies Rocked by Violent Derivative Exposure These contracts have seemingly altered the bottom lines of mid-cap oil stocks, but do they really affect companies' performance?  |
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Matthew Leising |
How Wall Street Gamed Derivatives Reform New legislation likely won't have a major effect on banks that own stakes in trading and clearing firms.  |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Zeke Faux |
Individual Investors Duped by Derivatives Wall Street is selling complex securities to yield-hungry investors who may have no idea how they work - and how risky they are.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2011 Rick Kjellberg |
Questions Auditors Ask All real estate borrowers face scrutiny over debt valuation.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill |
Munis' Turn To Shine One of the country's most influential fixed-income managers is enthusiastic about a municipal bond market that she says is more exciting than any she has seen in her 23-year career.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think.  |
On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Jerry Webman |
The End Of The Bond Empire? Now, investors reasonably ask whether fixed income investments actually have a future. My answer is that they do.  |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Looking for Juicy Yields? Try Muni Bond ETFs Are municipal bonds right for your portfolio?  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Ilan Moscovitz |
The End Game for Wall Street Finally, an end to government support for the risky derivatives called swaps.  |
BusinessWeek October 7, 2009 Levisohn & Scott |
The Side Effects of Financial Reform Proposed rules aimed at curbing Wall Street abuses may crimp corporate earnings and returns for investors, too.  |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Alan Lavine |
Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds.  |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
A Tough, but Smart Sell Plenty of clients detest bond mutual funds, but a bond fund can be less volatile than a small portfolio of individual bonds. The typical fund is broadly diversified and includes hundreds of names.  |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Tax-Smart Answer to Low Interest Rates Municipal bonds aren't risk-free, but they are attractive.  |
BusinessWeek April 28, 2011 Hernando de Soto |
The Destruction of Economic Facts A renowned Peruvian economist argues that the financial crisis wasn't just about finance - it was about a staggering lack of knowledge.  |
Finance & Development September 2009 Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal.  |
Financial Advisor January 2006 Eric L. Reiner |
Treasury Brings Back The 30-year Bond Issuing new "long" bonds benefits numerous constituencies. But will the new bond be a good investment?  |
Wall Street & Technology November 23, 2009 Ivy Schmerken |
Derivatives Clearing Gives Congress Fits Congress is working on legislation for OTC derivatives reform, but there is still no agreement on mandatory clearing of standardized instruments or on how exotic instruments will be handled.  |