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Former Blackstone executive used complex credit derivatives to become a feared hedge fund manager but left behind a trail of recriminations
Hovnanian will make bond payments as Blackstone’s GSO settles case with Solus
Ways for gauging concern about Italy maybe imperfect but still offer useful clues
Agreement with Blackstone-owned GSO comes after Hovnanian refinancing provoked furore
‘Gambling on the failure of others . . . is unacceptable from the ethical point of view’
Someone must deliver a coup de grâce to this global joke
Apple and Tesla earnings will dominate Wall Street as week culminates with jobs data
Regulator statement on CDS agreements follows legal clash over Hovnanian deal
Accounting sleuths believe a downturn in credit markets will produce opportunities
Deal could prove harmful to CDS market, say traders.
Traders say refinancing of a US housebuilder undermines legitimacy of $5tn CDS market
Ruling on credit default swaps expected on Friday as PDVSA payments are not received
NYSE owner took on oversight role almost a year ago to improve transparency of resolution process
Expectations of US tax cuts boost interest in CDX investment grade index
Search for opportunities gets under way during grand economic transition
Estimates put the total size of the market at over $500bn, but no one knows for sure
Market for bundles of credit default swaps more than doubles for year to date
Owners of contracts designed to insure against default frequently find themselves stymied
The prospect of credit default swaps paying out has been clouded by legal claims
Replacing £477m of bonds would leave insurance contracts on the retailer worthless
Movement in credit default swaps suggests angst over anti-euro politics in Italy
Credit default swaps offer investors a cleaner bet than the pound or gilts
