A surge in structured finance in Asia and the Pacific has been driven by the securitisation of consumer loans and mortgages, a largely liquidity transforming activity. The securitisation of corporate debt in the region has so far seen relatively few deals but has a largely untapped potential to...

Standardised loss tranches based on credit default swap (CDS) indices have increased liquidity in the market for credit risk correlations. Although progress is being made, quantitative modelling of these correlations is complex and not yet fully developed

The turmoil in global interbank markets in the second half of 2007 raises questions about the robustness of interbank rate fixings. A comparison of alternative fixings for similar interest rates confirms that they diverged to an unusual extent. Nevertheless, the design of fixing mechanisms...