The market divides into three distinct parts. The oldest type of synthetic CDO is the balance-sheet or regulatory capital deal. Banks started to issue these in 1997, realizing that they could reduce ...

Carla Tardi is a technical editor and digital content producer with 25+ years of experience at top-tier investment banks and money-management firms. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an ...

Aug 24 - OVERVIEW -- We have reviewed the ratings on all European transactions in the monthly Global SROC Report. -- We have taken various rating actions on 22 synthetic CDO tranches. -- All the ...

The recent correction in the bond markets could prove to be a boon for emerging market CDOs, according to bankers. A few synthetic deals are in the pipeline, including one being arranged by Goldman ...

Richard Gambel, head of the synthetic collateralized debt obligation group at Fitch Ratings in London, has left the agency. He could not be reached and it could not be immediately determined if he has ...

Beijing firmly opposes U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese imports, China's commerce ministry said in a statement on Saturday, urging the U.S. to immediately correct its "wrongdoings" and lift all tariffs ...