Interest rates - Libor under attack - Libor has persistently hit record highs over base rates in recent months, the result of a reluctance among banks to lend to each other. It has prompted some to claim Libor's use as an interest rate benchmark is at an end. But what are the alternatives?

Inflation derivatives house of the year - Barclays Capital

Madigan, Peter, (2010)

Municipals - Misery for municipals - A year on from the collapse of the auction rate securities market, short-term variable-rate financing in the US remains scarce. In 2009, municipal issuers face surging costs and low interest rates most can't access.

Madigan, Peter, (2009)

Securitisation - The big clean-up - The US Treasury's Public-Private Investment Program aims to cleanse balance sheets of toxic assets and revive financial markets. But questions remain over who will participate, how assets will be priced and how big a dent the scheme will actually make on the amount of legacy securities still out there.

Madigan, Peter, (2009)