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CFTC urges end to derivatives secrecy
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A leading US financial regulator called for the prices of derivatives trades to be disclosed in the same way as stock prices, saying only large Wall Street banks benefited from the current lack of transparency
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Beijing still keen to buy US bonds
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China's investments in US Treasury bonds are continuing 'every day' and should not be politicised, according to the head of China's foreign exchange administration, which manages $2,400bn in forex reserves
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Spotlight on use of government bond yields
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Questions being asked about the use of developed countries' government bond yields as the risk-free rate investors benchmark other assets against
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Bond investors seek new home for cash
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As the government-guaranteed bonds sold during the financial crisis start to mature and get repaid, investors are wondering where to reinvest
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Mortgage bond spreads at record low
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The risk premium on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage bonds has dropped to a record low even though the Fed is poised to end its market support for these bonds
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Sovereign risk: are the dangers fading?
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Jan Randolph, head of sovereign risk analysis at IHS Global Insight answers your queries and concerns about the impact of sovereign risk on financial markets on Monday, March 15
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Regulators home in on derivatives
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US regulators have stepped up calls for greater disclosure of prices of credit default swaps and other derivatives despite industry gripes
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Wide trade gap hits recovery hopes
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The UK's trade deficit with the rest of the world reached its widest since August 2008 in January as exports dropped sharply, hitting hopes that the weak pound can deliver an export-driven recovery
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CME faces serious threat to its ascendancy
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Market-based and legal assaults to the group may change the terrain of the futures industry
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Regulator ponders CDS clampdown
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Market for sovereign credit default swaps in spotlight after politicians blamed it for exacerbating Greek debt crisis
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European CLO study pinpoints default hotspots
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Smaller managers of European structured loan pools have underperformed their bigger rivals
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Shorting US Treasuries could be a mistake
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There are reasons to expect the Treasury market to hold its own, and perhaps even surprise with lower yields, writes Dino Kos
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Rabobank hybrid bonds offer new funding template
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The new form of contingent capital bond could provide a template for other banks seeking to raise fresh funds from markets
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The end of gilts' 30-year high is nigh
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The returns of the last 30 years from government bonds cannot and will not be repeated over the next 30, writes Jonathan Davis
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The challenge of building fixed income indices
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Investors should be aware of the inherent difficulties with the passive fixed income investing approach
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