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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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... mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
October 1, 2009
Randy Myers
Boxed In The government's push to standardize over-the-counter derivatives could severely disrupt corporate hedging programs. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Gail Liberman
Muni Bond Funds Vs. Individual Bonds A new study says the funds are cheaper if you actively trade. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2008
Alex Dumortier
Is This Buffett's Nightmare Scenario? The credit default swaps are coming. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
September 1, 2003
Hilary Rosenberg
Compromising Positions Will credit derivatives encourage more lending, or will they harm the interests of borrowers? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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... mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
September 2012
Maureen Nevin Duffy
2012: Seeking Yield More investors are piling into muni bonds, but certain cities face intractable economic difficulties. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2011
Rick Kjellberg
Questions Auditors Ask All real estate borrowers face scrutiny over debt valuation. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2010
Michael Johnston
Looking for Juicy Yields? Try Muni Bond ETFs Are municipal bonds right for your portfolio? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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? mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles