CDO, ABS, CMBS, RMBS, and covered bonds

Credit Default Swap / CDS

Housing Market

U.S. Subprime Originators

Bear Stearns, Cheyne Capital and Cambridge Place Investment Management

Private Equity

Press Releases National association of realtors

Adjustable Rate Mortgage

Fitch / Standard & Poor"s / Moody"s

Yen carry trade

Foreclosures

Covenant-lite bonds

NY Fed | Fed Funds

10.26.2007

Subprime Related News

CDO, ABS, CMBS, RMBS, and covered bonds
An Important Crossroads For CDOs - Seeking Alpha - Oct 26, 2007
Moving Out of Merrill Lynch - Barron's - Oct 26, 2007
A Major Stumble at Merrill Lynch - Motley Fool - Oct 25, 2007
Market Report -- Short Stories (MCO) - MSN Money - Oct 25, 2007
Market Report -- Short Stories (MCO) - MSN Money - Oct 25, 2007

Credit Default Swap / CDS
Security Capital Assurance Reports Results for the Third Quarter ... - CNNMoney.com - Oct 25, 2007
Security Capital Assurance Reports Results for the Third Quarter ... - Earthtimes - Oct 25, 2007
MBIA Inc. Reports 39 Percent Decrease in Nine Months Net Income ... - Trading Markets (press release) - Oct 25, 2007
ISDA Urges India to Remove Credit-Default Swap Rating Rule - Bloomberg - Oct 24, 2007
RBI proposes tough norms for credit derivatives - Economic Times - Oct 24, 2007

ABX Index
Leading Derivatives Index Hits Record Lows - Wall Street Journal - Oct 25, 2007
Deteriorating subprime market pummels ABx, bond insurers - MarketWatch - Oct 25, 2007
Newer ABX hedge tool may face retirement - Reuters - Oct 25, 2007
ABX pops after bullish investor call by UBS, but many investors ... - Financial Times - Oct 24, 2007
Leading Derivatives Index Hits Record Lows - Wall Street Journal - Oct 25, 2007

Hedge Funds
Hedge funds will come if growth sustains: Uday Kotak - Moneycontrol.com - Oct 26, 2007
Sensex ends above 19200 - NDTV.com - Oct 26, 2007
GLG and Virgin plan long-only environmental fund - Hedge Funds Review Magazine - Oct 26, 2007
Inflows will be stemmed in short-term: Lotus AMC - Moneycontrol.com - Oct 26, 2007
FACTBOX - Why oil prices are at a record high - NDTV.com - Oct 26, 2007

Housing Market
Rand at 17-month best level - The Times - Oct 26, 2007
Housing crisis looms despite government plans, report says - Guardian Unlimited - Oct 26, 2007
Extra homes needed to cope with housing crisis - Midlands Housing - Oct 26, 2007
California Burning - The Daily Reckoning - Oct 26, 2007
China Taking The Lead As The World's Largest Exporter - The Daily Reckoning - Oct 26, 2007

U.S. Subprime Originators
Crisis of conscience helped break Troy murder case - Belleville News Democrat - Oct 26, 2007
BofA hits wholesale mortgages - Charlotte Observer - Oct 26, 2007
Exeter Cardinals win baseball title - Exeter News-Letter - Oct 26, 2007
Letter sparks debate between county sheriff candidates - Martinsville Bulletin - Oct 26, 2007
Woman in embezzlement case found dead - Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Oct 26, 2007

Bear Stearns, Cheyne Capital and Cambridge Place Investment Management
UPDATE: Euro-Zone Sep M3 +11.3% On Year Vs +11.6% In Aug - FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market - Oct 26, 2007
ICBC buys into Standard - Financial Times (subscription) - Oct 26, 2007
Forex - Dollar hits fresh lows against euro as US rate cut ... - CNNMoney.com - Oct 26, 2007
ICBC buys into Standard Bank Group, furthers China’s reach in Africa - Shanghaiist - Oct 26, 2007
HEDGE FUND BALANCE ACT - New York Post - Oct 26, 2007

Private Equity
JC Flowers confirms Northern Rock interest and unveils management team - Money Marketing - Oct 26, 2007
Mangan cleared of SEC accusation - Charlotte Observer - Oct 26, 2007
Acxiom’s profits fall by half since last year - Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Oct 26, 2007
Koninklijke Ahold Reports 1.1% Increase In Q3 Net Sales [AHONY.PK] - RTT News - Oct 26, 2007
Delta Two Seeks Additional Funding For Sainsbury Takeover Proposal - Wall Street Journal - Oct 26, 2007

Press Releases National association of realtors
Nearly 30 Percent of REALTORS® Lack Health Insurance - Oct 25, 2007
NAR Donates Half-Million to California Wildfire Relief - Oct 25, 2007
REALTORS® Support Flood Insurance Reform Bill - Oct 1, 2007
2007 Growth and Transportation Survey Released - Oct 25, 2007
Mortgage Availability Improving but Hampered Sept. Existing-Home Sales - Oct 24, 2007

Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Ga. Leaders Want to Put a Stop to Predatory Lending - MyFox Atlanta - Oct 25, 2007
Ga. Leaders Want to Put a Stop to Predatory Lending - MyFox Atlanta - Oct 25, 2007
Options to consider when foreclosure looms - Nashua Telegraph - Oct 25, 2007
Capstead Mortgage Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results ... - Business Wire (press release) - Oct 25, 2007
Fitch Rates Wells Fargo's $1.32BB PT Ctfs, Series 2007-AR6 - Business Wire (press release) - Oct 25, 2007

Fitch / Standard & Poor"s / Moody"s
Northbridge Financial's subsidiaries raised to 'BBB+' with stable ... - CNNMoney.com - Oct 25, 2007
Geneva finance to shut branches - Stuff.co.nz - Oct 25, 2007
Fairfax Financial outlook raised to stable, counterparty ratings ... - CNNMoney.com - Oct 25, 2007
Allstate, affiliates' outlook raised to stable, ratings affirmed - S&P - CNNMoney.com - Oct 25, 2007
WellCare Health Plans 'BB-' rating put on negative watch - S&P - CNNMoney.com - Oct 25, 2007

Yen carry trade
Dollar hits record lows in anticipation of Fed cut - Inquirer.net - Oct 26, 2007
Sterling hits three-month high vs weak dollar - Reuters.uk - Oct 26, 2007
Dollar Matches Record Low Versus Euro as Bets on Fed Cut Mount - Bloomberg - Oct 25, 2007
Credit Crunch Dashes Japanese Hopes - FN Arena News - Oct 25, 2007
Canadian Dollar Edges Higher Against Majors - RTT News - Oct 25, 2007

Foreclosures
US cities may lose $25 bln from home foreclosures - Reuters - Oct 24, 2007
New Findings in Preventing Latino Home Foreclosures - PR Newswire (press release) - Oct 25, 2007
Home foreclosures signal rate bite - Business Report - Oct 25, 2007
Valley Foreclosures Jump 311 Percent in September - KTAR.com - Oct 25, 2007
Home Foreclosures Boosting Business At Sheriff's Auction - WCPO - Oct 25, 2007

Covenant-lite bonds
Financial News: Banks Prepare Asia's First Covenant-Lite Loan - CNNMoney.com - Oct 16, 2007
Financial News: Banks Prepare Asia's First Covenant-Lite Loan - CNNMoney.com - Oct 16, 2007
Financial News: Banks Prepare Asia's First Covenant-Lite Loan - CNNMoney.com - Oct 16, 2007
TXU Underwriters May Launch Bond,Loan Portions Simultaneously - CNNMoney.com - Oct 11, 2007
Switching off the lites - Economist - Oct 11, 2007