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August 2009
Restructuring of synthetic structures basically boils down to shedding all or part of the exposure in order to increase the likelihood of return.
Increased government borrowing is an unsound way to stave off recession. It puts sustained economic growth in peril rather than promoting it.
Attempting to restructure a complex securitization can be a Sisyphean task. Many experts are reaching the conclusion that it might be simpler to push these deals into insolvency instead. Louise Bowman investigates.
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Non-conforming and sub-prime mortgage lending is not the smartest business line to jump into at the moment.
Rising personal bankruptcy levels and an uncertain economic outlook led Euromoney to warn as early as 2006 that non-conforming and sub-prime mortgage lending may lead to disaster.