CDOs/CLOs

Standard & Poor's today released research on the role of credit ratings in the financial system.

Barclays Capital says there appears to be a “floor” on 'AAA' CLO spreads, at least until there is some better news out of Europe.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has postponed the sale scheduled for today from its Maiden Lane III portfolio.

Morgan Stanley isn’t the only bank marketing a CLO this week; its competitors are shopping at least four other deals.

Two New York Senate Committee chairmen have raised the possibility of investigating bond insurer MBIA’s behavior in applying for a transformation of the company in 2008 and 2009.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) General Counsel Michael Krimminger will be leaving the agency later this month to join the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.

Moody's Investors Service today commented on how it evaluates the effect of global and bank credit deterioration in Europe on structured finance securities.

Morgan Stanley is arranging a $470 million CLO for LCM Asset Management.

On the first day of a trial in a lawsuit brought by banks to undo bond insurer MBIA’s split into two companies, the judge made clear she wanted the proceedings to focus on legal rather than factual issues.

MJX Asset Management is planning what appears to be its first CLO since the financial crisis.