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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:29:37 +0000Sun, 6 Dec 2009 08:58:15 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/capitalmarkets(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1cccf4a-e107-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1cccf4a-e107-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.htmlCDS are already in the spotlight, not least after AIG's near-collapse last year, says Aline van Duyn Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:29:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5793b610-e060-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5793b610-e060-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlFGIC, a bond insurer hit hard by the financial crisis, has triggered payouts on $1bn of credit default swaps after its regulator ordered the company last month to stop paying claimsThu, 3 Dec 2009 23:21:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec63054a-dff0-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec63054a-dff0-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.htmlThe European Central Bank's emergency financial market support measures are to be unwound from this month after its president rebuffed International Monetary Fund calls to err on the side of delaying exit strategiesThu, 3 Dec 2009 22:33:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/53995b76-e035-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/53995b76-e035-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlEven as banks throw off direct help from governments, they have had plenty of help from other actions by financial authorities in their return to profitability after the crisis, says Aline van Duyn Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:11:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3319f96-e030-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3319f96-e030-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlThe latest regulatory headache on Wall Street is the state of the repo market, writes Gillian Tett Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:34:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3de0089a-df75-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3de0089a-df75-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlDubai World's call for a standstill agreement with creditors has begun a vital process, with many trying to work out the rights of creditors and how the restructuring might play outThu, 3 Dec 2009 02:36:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/56860934-df76-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/56860934-df76-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlThe rate of European companies defaulting on their debts is forecast to be between 8.7 to 11.1 per cent next year, with 55 to 75 western European companies with sub-investment grade credit ratings at risk of default in 2010, according to a Standard & Poor's studyWed, 2 Dec 2009 19:23:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9454728c-df71-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9454728c-df71-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlHow smoothly Dubai World's $4bn sukuk bond restructuring is handled will affect US and European investor demand for the Islamic investment instruments, says Aline van Duyn Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:10:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a456f83e-df6d-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a456f83e-df6d-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html Amid double-digit drops in most securities related to Dubai one area has remained relatively sheltered: the emirate's sovereign debt Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:26:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0929abe8-dec0-11de-adff-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0929abe8-dec0-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlSome of the most controversial financing practices of the credit-bubble years – from cov lite loans to Pik toggle notes and dividend recap exercises – have returned to Wall Street, stoking fears that debt markets are growing overheatedTue, 1 Dec 2009 22:00:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f7bc774-de76-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f7bc774-de76-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.htmlEurozone unemployment levelled off at a 10-year high in October, according to data released on Tuesday, with separate figures from Germany even indicating a small fall in the jobless figures last monthTue, 1 Dec 2009 21:59:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6cd1d20-deb7-11de-adff-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6cd1d20-deb7-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlGovernments, banks and corporates are issuing more longer-dated bonds, in a sign of increased confidence among investors on the prospects for the global economyTue, 1 Dec 2009 20:36:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7d672c0-deab-11de-adff-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7d672c0-deab-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlA promising trend has emerged among governments and corporates in recent months – the issuance of longer-dated bondsTue, 1 Dec 2009 19:36:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1100d02-dea1-11de-adff-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1100d02-dea1-11de-adff-00144feab49a.htmlThat Dubai is facing a debt crunch should not have come as any surprise: companies such as Nakheel have long been visibly overleveraged and in need of a restructuring planTue, 1 Dec 2009 18:08:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1afcf76-de8b-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1afcf76-de8b-11de-89c2-00144feab49a.htmlThe European Commission and Parliament must take a more considered and pragmatic approach thant the US when regulating derivatives trade, says Richard RaeburnTue, 1 Dec 2009 15:48:36 +0000