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Italian derivatives opera

10 February 2021Articlesinterest rate swaps, litigation, sovereign debt, swaptionsNick Dunbar

Italian courts are prosecuting former officials involved in derivatives terminated by Morgan Stanley nine years ago. But the US bank actually did Italy a favour, unlike the country’s other sovereign counterparties.

Revenge of the minnows

24 November 2020FundsNick Dunbar

Rampant gigantism in the stock market took a blow recently as small-cap stocks enjoyed a run of outperformance. Is this the return of value?

Risky Finance – review of the decade

31 December 2019ArticlesDevil's DerivativesNick Dunbar

A review of the top ten articles published in the last ten years

Inside China’s real estate bond boom

21 June 2019Articles, Risk CommentaryNick Dunbar

As trade tensions worsen, dollar-denominated bond issuance by Chinese real estate companies is at a record high, while credit spreads have tightened.

Leveraging the Powell put in US M&A markets

21 June 2019ArticlesNick Dunbar

With a softening approach from central banks, borrowing-driven M&A is being rewarded

Where would the market be without share buybacks?

4 January 2019Articlesequities, S&P 500Nick Dunbar

The decline in equity markets seen in the last few months would have been worse without the countervailing effect of buybacks. But by how much?

Turkey’s crisis in six charts

15 August 2018Articles, EconomicsEmerging markets, TurkeyNick Dunbar

Turkey faces an economic crisis as its dispute with the US escalates. We highlight Turkey’s financial vulnerabilities with six charts.

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