Euro banks embrace LM extension trades – Reuters

Euro banks embrace LM extension tradesReuters(Refiles without changes to reach additional subscribers) By Jean-Marc Poilpre LONDON, Feb 17 (IFR) – European banks are starting to change strategy on liability management, using extension trades to push back the maturity of bonds and get greater …Euro banks embrace liability management extension tradesBusiness Recorder (blog)all 3 news articles » [...]

Posted on February 18, 2012 at 1:21 am by carliabi · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Break Up the Banks? Here’s an Alternative – New York Times

Minyanville.com Break Up the Banks? Here's an AlternativeNew York TimesThere is a better alternative: expanding the liability for major financial institutions. If a shareholder invests a dollar in a big bank, why not make that shareholder liable for the first $ 1.50 — or more — of losses as insolvency approaches?Settlements Actually Mean Anything? FinCen's [...]

Posted on February 12, 2012 at 5:15 pm by carliabi · Permalink · Leave a comment
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