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The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Emil Lee |
Can the Super SIV Save the Day? Bankers from Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Bank of America have reportedly agreed upon the terms and structure of a to-be-raised gigantic fund to help alleviate the funding problems currently plaguing structured investment vehicles. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2007 Emil Lee |
Citi and Rabobank Pull the Plug on Their SIV Citigroup and Dutch bank Rabobank, managers of a 10 billion-euro structured investment vehicle called Tango Finance, sell off 4.5 billion euros' worth of assets to pay off maturing debt. |
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 David Henry |
Dangerous Waters for a Bailout Why the big banks' plan to help rescue the credit markets is not a sure thing. |
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Maria Bartiromo |
Hank Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson talks about structured investment vehicles and the economy. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Seth Jayson |
More Excess to the Rescue! Can bigger, government-sponsored kinds of financial alchemy rescue banks from the mess they've made with their big, bad financial alchemy? |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Emil Lee |
Is the Carry Trade for You? A carry trade can be defined as borrowing at a low interest rate and then lending at a higher rate. Because carry trades are at the mercy of the liquidity of the markets, they are highly risky. Investors, beware. |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Wall Street's $70 Billion Facade In the wake of Lehman Brothers' failure this weekend, 10 major banks, including the remaining investment banks, are creating a $70 billion fund that any one of the participants can borrow from in a crunch. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |
U.S. Banker April 2002 |
Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit... |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Dude, Where's My Leverage? The days when investment banks were free to employ huge amounts of leverage are almost certainly over and unlikely to come back any time soon. |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Emil Lee |
Banking Lessons Learned Are the new banking chiefs at Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Bear Sterns destined to repeat history's mistakes? |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 M.D. Mitchell |
Taking a Peek at BOO Collegiate Pacific, the nation's fastest-growing maker and supplier of uniforms and sporting equipment, has its game face on. But small caps aren't for everyone, since they can be extremely volatile. |
U.S. Banker January 2008 Joseph Rosta |
MBS Risk Models Ignored Fundamental Tension It seems obvious now, in hindsight, that the welding that holds mortgages and investment vehicles together was bound to fail, due to a poorly understood tension between home owners and investors.l |