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FSA Looks to End Trading and Bank Book Imbalance

The U.K. Financial Services Authority will apply banking book risk weights to securitization trading positions.

Bair Promises Quick Turnaround for FDIC Resolution Rules

FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said the agency would soon publish an interim rule on its new resolution authority over systemically important banking companies and certain nonbanks.

DBRS Requests Comments on Legal Criteria for Euro SF Deals

The rating agency will be publishing a final methodology after the review and evaluation of all submissions.

Henderson Sees Increase in ABS Restructuring Requests

Securitization market players are now focusing more on finding different restructuring options for ABS deals.

Fitch Revises TruPS CDO Criteria

Fitch has revised its global rating methodology for TruPS CDOs.

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Rating Agencies Start New Research Units

The top three ratings agencies are seeking to regain credibility by tailoring their research efforts to better meet investor needs.

Golden Opportunities in the Midst of Turmoil

There are certain areas of the securitization market that present opportunities for investors.

Future Regulation - Connecting the Dots

There is commitment from the highest level to implement a global framework that enables securitization to relaunch on a sound basis.

Problems in Greece Wash Ashore

As Greece struggles to stay on dry land, the fragile state of the European securitization market begins to wash ashore.

CLO Market Sees Consolidation Activity Surge

At the onset of the credit crisis, market participants expected a wave of consolidation in the CLO market. The wave turned out to be little more than a ripple, with less than 5% of the CLO market making management changes during the last year and a half, according to analysts at Citigroup Global Markets. That, however, now appears to be changing, with several managers recently acquiring portfolios, and a number of others looking for buyers, sources said.

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