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• Lengthening of liquidation times could have interesting consequences for residential mortgage-backed securities

• It is time to stop penalising a financial technique that is vital for the future of Europe’s banks - -

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Sector resized and reshaped

The market is a lot smaller than it was. As the shakedown continues, many questions remain as to what will survive, writes Aline van Duyn

Legislation: Regulators in US and Europe look to tougher rules

A raft of laws is expected for complex financial products, writes Brooke Masters

Residential: Foreclosure ceasefire in tranche warfare

Doubts grow over mortgage-backed securities, writes Tracy Alloway

Specialists still busy with collateralised debt obligations

Many restructuring and debt advisers are still helping investors deal with the fallout in the broader world of collateralised debt obligations, writes Anousha Sakoui

Guest Column: It’s time to stop penalising technique that is vital for Europe

It is time to acknowledge that securitisation works, writes Alexander Batchvarov

Asset classes: Correlation remains at highs reached in the crisis

The trend is starting to worry specialists at banks, writes Izabella Kaminska

Institutional loans: Loan-junk bond mix balances

The pendulum appears to have swung back after CLOs cooled, writes Nicole Bullock

Covered bonds: Gaining a sparkly allure post-crisis

Securities garner far more space in the bond issuance calendars than they did previously, writes Jennifer Hughes