A credit default swap (CDS) is a derivative financial instrument that provides insurance against credit risk. CDSs on subprime Asset Backed Securities (ABSs) paved the way for securitizers to hedge the credit risk of the underlying subprime loans during the onset of the Global Financial Crisis...

Most of the blame for the present Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has been attributed to securitization and CDSs in the years preceding growth of the crisis. On reflection, most of the blame must be “sheeted home” to the former U.S government's mandate to banks and other financial institutions...

Credit default swaps (CDSs) played a major role in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). CDSs coupled with Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) and other asset-backed financial products were heavily traded in the years preceding the GFC. Intended for sophisticated investors, CDSs are in the...

Most of the blame for the present Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has been attributed to securitization and CDSs in the years preceding growth of the crisis. On reflection, most of the blame must be “sheeted home” to the former U.S government's mandate to banks and other financial institutions...

Prima facie securitization played a prominent role in the recent global financial crisis. Moral hazard associated with securitization is the key element behind the failure of securitization. Risk retention is the U.S legislator's response to address the moral hazard issue associated with...

1. Introduction -- 2. Towards Formulating a Conceptual Framework -- 3. Structuring and Issuance in Residential Mortgage Securitisation -- 4. Mortgage Origination -- 5. The Legal Process for Transferring Mortgagee’s Rights to the Special Purpose Vehicle -- 6. Law And Regulation of the Issue of...

Most of the blame for the present Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has been attributed to securitization and CDSs in the years preceding growth of the crisis. On reflection, most of the blame must be “sheeted home” to the former U.S government’s mandate to banks and other financial...