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Transparency in derivatives please

The first Credit Default Swaps have now been cleared on a Central Counterparty (CCP).
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Posted on 4th August 2009 in Banks, Credit Crunch, Credit Default Swaps | No Comments »

Centralising credit risk

When it comes to apportioning blame for the credit crisis, credit default swaps (CDS) are one of the targets. Fingers have been pointed in other directions, including Fair Value Accounting, but few would argue that CDSs have become something of a scapegoat.
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Posted on 11th November 2008 in Credit Default Swaps, Icelandic Banks, Lehman Brothers | No Comments »