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13 September 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Untied Natural foods targeted by shorts since...
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12 September 2017
Short sellers are back in force in US large caps as demand to borrow shares of the constituents of the S&P 500 index is now back to levels last...
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08 September 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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08 September 2017
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06 September 2017
"Emerging market bond ETFs are enjoying record inflows this year, but the dollar's recent weakness is causing investors to shift away from established..."...
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04 September 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Short sellers stay the course with avocado...
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01 September 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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01 September 2017
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31 August 2017
US listed grocery stocks are coming under renewed scrutiny from short sellers since the Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon Average shorting activity...
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31 August 2017
"Research Signals - August 2017 The retail industry has grappled with many innovations, including the impact of internet shopping on malls and...
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30 August 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Canadian Western still heavily shorted despite...
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25 August 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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25 August 2017
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24 August 2017
When ESMA announced in late 2016 that the quantitative threshold assessment under the MIFID II Systematic Internaliser (SI) regime would commence...
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24 August 2017 John Jannes
In April of 2018 European investment firms will be required to publish their first ever disclosures about quality of trade execution, under the...
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24 August 2017
"Investors are throwing cash into copper ETFs, while aggressively trimming their bearish bets on global copper producers Copper ETFs are gathering...
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22 August 2017
Global ETFs expected to take in more than $500bn of new assets in 2017 YTD inflows have already surpassed the previous annual record of $378bn...
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21 August 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Lannett targeted by short seller looking to...
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18 August 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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18 August 2017
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16 August 2017
We reveal how tensions between North Korea and the United States are impacting South Korea South Korean CDS spreads still off their two year...
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14 August 2017 Paul Sloand
"Despite the perceived threat of risk retention capital requirements to CLO issuance in 2017, managers have been resilient and versatile in adjusting...
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14 August 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Retail still the favorite topic of North American...
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11 August 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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11 August 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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11 August 2017
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11 August 2017 Gavan Nolan
Donald Trump's promise to bring "fire and fury" to North Korea if it continues to threaten the United States has certainly caused consternation...
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09 August 2017
Falling audience figures and online competition make movie theater operators favorite short targets All four of the largest North American movie...
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08 August 2017
French dividends are set to continue to grow despite the furious pace of recent merger activity Every firm engaged in merger activity year-to-date...
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08 August 2017 Rory McSwiggan
"The European loan market has stayed pretty flat for the second quarter of 2017 with the figures being down by around 1.5% from "13,586 last...
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07 August 2017 Leon Sinclair
This is a preview of an S&P Global white paper. Click here to access the full version. The rise in demand for private debt has been aided by...
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07 August 2017
"We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week In North America, Hertz short interest is...
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04 August 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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04 August 2017
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04 August 2017 Gavan Nolan
"The Eurozone has many structural flaws, inherent design failings that were painfully exposed over the last decade. Some of these have been rectified...
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02 August 2017
"Dow Jones hits all-time highs based on shares with international exposure Since the election, firms with more offshore sales outperform the...
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31 July 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Applied Optoelectronics sees shorts scramble...
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28 July 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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28 July 2017
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27 July 2017 Thomas Cullinan
Many financial institutions today are facing the same dilemma: how to adapt and stay relevant in a digital world. This common challenge influenced...
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27 July 2017
"The quantity of Snap shares in lending programs has fallen significantly in the last few weeks despite insatiable demand from short sellers...
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26 July 2017
"Retailers, which have been the hot short trade of the year, are coming under increased pressure from short sellers heading into earnings Shorting...
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24 July 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Short sellers target Rent-A -Center after it...
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21 July 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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21 July 2017
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21 July 2017 Gavan Nolan
"Few would question the supportive role Mario Draghi has played over the last six years. Under his presidency, the ECB quickly reversed the ill-advised...
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20 July 2017
"Socially responsible investing (SRI) - backing shares with good environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) metrics - has proved to...
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20 July 2017 Chris Fenske
The increased financial distress in some segments of the retail clothing sector is resulting in some companies using creative ways to restructure...
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17 July 2017
"US: Within the US Large Cap universe the Earnings Momentum model had the strongest one month decile return spread performance, returning 0.95%....
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17 July 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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17 July 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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17 July 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Short sellers target motorcycle manufacturers...
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17 July 2017
"Global stocks have outperformed other major asset classes, posting attractive gains in the first half of the year, especially driven by technology...
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14 July 2017
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13 July 2017
ETFs are in higher demand than conventional equities which has enabled some investors to earn income above and beyond the cost of investing through...
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12 July 2017
The latest installment of the securities finance quarterly review provides a comprehensive overview of the industry over the second quarter as...
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11 July 2017
Short sellers have been actively covering their positions in European airlines after the sector started to roar ahead in recent weeks Borrow...
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10 July 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioned in global companies announcing earnings this week Eros International is most shorted North American...
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07 July 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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07 July 2017
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06 July 2017 Kiet Tran
The S&P Global syndicated loan snapshot shows that bonds continued to outperform loans in Q2. Report highlights include: Markit iBoxx USD High...
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05 July 2017
In the first article in a three-part series, take a look at the importance of recording one’s thought processes while documenting analysis.
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05 July 2017
"Despite a slew of recently released activist short reports, average short selling across the constituents of Hong Kong's HSI index has fallen...
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30 June 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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30 June 2017
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26 June 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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23 June 2017
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23 June 2017 Gavan Nolan
"A year ago this week, the credit markets were digesting the shock of a 'leave' vote in the Brexit referendum. What followed was a period of...
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20 June 2017 Chris Fenske
Illinois' nearly two year budget impasse continues to plague all municipal bonds linked to the state's credit. The state's budget deficit is...
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20 June 2017
The fallout from the Whole Foods/Amazon takeover has more than compensated for any immediate pain felt by short sellers Short sellers net $100m...
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19 June 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings this week Finish Line sees shorts increase their positions...
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16 June 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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16 June 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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16 June 2017
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16 June 2017
"Monthly Performance Recap US: Within the US Large Cap universe the Historical Growth model had the strongest one month decile return spread...
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16 June 2017
"Research Signals Whether artificial or natural, calm in the markets has persisted in spite of political and geopolitical risks, Moody's downgrade...
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16 June 2017
Short sellers have returned to their winning ways which has prompted them to increase their average positions to the highest level in over eight...
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15 June 2017
Explore how technology is becoming a crucial part of the way real estate private equity firms do business.
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13 June 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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13 June 2017
"Short sellers, who correctly called the recent demise of Banco Popolare (POP), are still actively targeting several of its periphery banking...
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09 June 2017
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08 June 2017 Darren Thomas
With the clock counting down to MiFID II compliance, impacted dealers and other financial institutions are steamrolling ahead to prepare. Regulatory...
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05 June 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Short sellers target avocado grower...
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02 June 2017
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01 June 2017
The risk factor modellability assessment is only one of a raft of changes to market risk capital under the Fundamental Review of the Trading...
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01 June 2017
UK short sellers are positioned to profit from a hung parliament through their large exposure to domestically exposed stocks. Short sellers continue...
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30 May 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week RH sees shorts hang on despite a rally...
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26 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market. Sign up to recieve this report by email here. Download...
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26 May 2017
North American investors have rekindled their love of European stocks since the new administration came to power in January. US investors have...
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24 May 2017
Short sellers are still largely steering clear of energy stocks despite the resurgence in oil price volatility. Median short interest across...
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22 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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22 May 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Zoe's kitchen top short this week...
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22 May 2017
Monthly Performance Recap US: Within the US Large Cap universe the Historical Growth model had the strongest one month decile return spread performance......
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22 May 2017
While the post-election Trump reflation trade has lost some steam in the US in recent months as the President struggles to get his legislative...
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19 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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19 May 2017
This article explores municipal bond market reaction on the ratings downgrade of Connecticut State GO and Hartford GO bondsDownload full article...
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16 May 2017
Monitoring bearish bond investor sentiment can help better inform stock pickers. Demand to borrow USD high yield bonds doubled during last year's......
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15 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market. Sign up to receive this report by email here. Download...
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15 May 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Consumer focused firms make up three...
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12 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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12 May 2017 Chris Fenske
The Puerto Rico government filed for Title III bankruptcy protection on May 3 after multiple debt restructuring proposals were rejected by municipal...
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11 May 2017
We analyze the trends that drove the value of securities sitting in lending programs past the $17trillion mark for the first time ever. Equities...
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11 May 2017 Gavan Nolan
"2017 was widely touted to be the year of volatility. The UK government started the fraught process of leaving the EU, while the Dutch and French...
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09 May 2017 Rory McSwiggan
"The European loan market has bounced back in 2017 after four consecutive quarters of declining volume in 2016. Total volumes were up 16.5% from...
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08 May 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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08 May 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week JC Penney most shorted company announcing......
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05 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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05 May 2017
"The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market. To sign up to receive our weekly email update, click...
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04 May 2017
Investor sentiment in the wider Canadian banking sector has held up despite recent developments in Home Capital Group. TSX composite banks (ex...
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03 May 2017 Andrew Aziz, Ph.D.
Regulatory reform over the past decade – driven to a large extent by the Basel Committee – has made managing regulatory capital a priority for...
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02 May 2017
"The number of equity specials, and the fees they generate, has fallen significantly in Q1 compared to the same period last year which has negatively..."...
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02 May 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Shorts surged in Canadian lender Home...
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02 May 2017
Find out the trends that drove the securities lending market over Q1 2017 Feature article on the evolution of specials In depth look at the regions...
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01 May 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market. Download full article
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28 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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28 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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28 April 2017 Gavan Nolan
It seemed like Europe breathed a collective sigh of relief after the prospect of a far-right presidency in France receded. The centrist Emmanuel...
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27 April 2017 Chris Fenske
"The first quarter has ended with record US investment grade corporate issuance, with SIFMA's data suggesting that $468.7bn of corporate debt...
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21 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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21 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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19 April 2017 Matthew Daly
A Carrier Always Pays its Debts The securitization of device payment receivables comes amid the termination of carrier-subsidized phone plans.......
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18 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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13 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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11 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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07 April 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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07 April 2017 Gavan Nolan
"Many names have a certain kind of notoriety in the CDS market. TXU, Hellenic Republic and more recently iHeart - all posed significant challenges...
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06 April 2017
UK retailers are facing a new wave of bearish investor sentiment as the UK kick-starts the process that will see it leave the European Union....
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05 April 2017 Jan Randolph
"On a global scale, 2017 is the year of change - we've experienced the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, the triggering of Brexit by...
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04 April 2017
Short sellers are targeting Hong Kong listed H shares that trade at a premium to mainland traded A shares after the fall in yuan. Four Hong Kong...
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03 April 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Retailers make up majority of heavily...
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03 April 2017 Kiet Tran
The S&P Global Q1 2017 syndicated loan market snapshot shows bonds outpaced loans in a busy quarter for loans trading. Q1 Highlights: The syndicated...
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31 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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31 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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31 March 2017
The annual Markit Securities Finance Forum finds the industry in a state of flux as it adapts to shrinking bank balance sheets and the imminent...
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28 March 2017 Chris Fenske
"February showed the same picture as in January, as markets remain positive for now. During February, the bond markets continued to absorb a...
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27 March 2017 Paul Sloand
Retail Struggles Continue in CLOs in 2017 Sears' $2.2 billion annual net loss reported this month for 2016 marks the fifth consecutive year in...
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27 March 2017
Short sellers have given both auto loan and carmaker stocks a wide berth despite rising default rates in subprime auto loans. Short sellers only...
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27 March 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Cal-Maine remains the most shorted...
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24 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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24 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Municipal Summary provides a summary of the US Municipal market.Download full article
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22 March 2017
"The introduction of the Basel Committee's Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) standards involves a comprehensive overhaul of banks'...
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21 March 2017
"Investors have continued to plough money into emerging market bond ETFs, despite economic and political uncertainty. Emerging market bond ETFs...
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20 March 2017 Robert Kolpin
"For nearly a decade, I've been part of a team that develops solutions to improve efficiency of OTC markets – mainly in credit, rates, equities...
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20 March 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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20 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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20 March 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week RH most sees persistently high short...
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20 March 2017 Gavan Nolan
"Its mid-March, spring is upon on us and the credit markets are rallying. A rate hike by the US Federal Reserve was greeted positively by the...
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17 March 2017
S&P Global arms analysts and portfolio managers with the tools they need to identify critical trends and guide the construction of their portfolios...
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16 March 2017
Near term political and economic uncertainty has not spooked investors grappling with the impact of rising US interest rates on the global economy....
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15 March 2017
"Bricks and mortar retailers have delivered consistent returns for short sellers, emboldening them to target the companies which own the real...
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15 March 2017 Chris Fenske
"The summer of 2015 set the stage for a tumultuous second half for the global bond market, as the continuation of declining oil prices, unusual...
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13 March 2017
Predicting the future of loan settlement is like predicting the future of interest rates: challenging at best, and quite possibly highly risky....
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13 March 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Tiffany short sellers cover after...
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10 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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10 March 2017 Gavan Nolan
"We noted last month that credit markets are still sensitive to political polls, despite doubts about their accuracy. In particular, sovereign...
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09 March 2017
Japanese securities lending continues to drive Asian securities lending revenues in 2017 after a bumper 2016. Japanese securities lending revenue...
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09 March 2017 Chris Fenske
The outcome of the US presidential election on November 8 had an immediate impact on the global bond markets in the form of a sell-off in rates...
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08 March 2017
CRT RMBS market tightens on improved fundamentals Spread tightening The Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) market has experienced steady spread tightening...
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08 March 2017
"Initial borrow fees indicate that short sellers are willing to pay up to go short Snap shares, however the fee is still relatively low compared...
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08 March 2017
Banks on both sides of the Atlantic have been at the vanguard of the recent bull market and investors are betting that the trend will continue....
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06 March 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Lgi Homes is the most shorted company...
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03 March 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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03 March 2017
"Despite having a former operator in the White House, most US casino stocks have missed out on the post-election rally, however short sellers...
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03 March 2017 Gavan Nolan
It is no secret that a divide - maybe a chasm - has opened up between the US and Europe. Donald Trump's mercantilist views put his presidency...
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01 March 2017 Chris Fenske
"At first glance, markets looked in better than expected shape in January, with multiple positive signs throughout the month. Emerging market...
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27 February 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Healthcare firms make up nearly half...
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24 February 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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22 February 2017
"Despite a shift in industry exposure focus towards the retail sector this February, healthcare still poses a risk to collateral performance...
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21 February 2017
Borrow demand across Stoxx 600 constituents has atrophied to a four month low since January 1st. Average short interest across Stoxx 600 constituents...
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20 February 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Tesla shares continue to experience...
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17 February 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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17 February 2017
A summary of the key ETF turnover trends according to S&P Global's Market Share Analysis platform. ETF secondary market volumes fell 7% compared...
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16 February 2017
European securities lending revenues are increasingly reliant on scrip dividends which have surged in popularity in the last ten years. Markit...
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15 February 2017
US: Within the US Large Cap universe the Historical Growth model had the strongest one-month decile return spread performance returning 1.61%...
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15 February 2017
"Markets from the US, the UK and Japan have passed their own long-term or record breaking milestones in January as investors focused on buoyant...
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14 February 2017
"Improved fundamental spur markets Activity Picks Up After an extend lull in the Trust Preferred CDO (TruPS) market, activity in the first half...
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13 February 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Solar firms Solaredge and Sunpower...
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10 February 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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08 February 2017
Increased transparency for institutional orders is on the horizon. Based on the market response to retail disclosure requirements, expect to...
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08 February 2017
"Short sellers are showing no signs of calling a top to the Trump election rally, as a unanimous wave of short covering sweeps US equities. Average...
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06 February 2017
"From Donald Trump's unexpected election through his inauguration, US equity markets followed a path for their third straight positive month....
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06 February 2017 Gavan Nolan
"Many market commentators have commented that 2017 will be the year of political risk. Ongoing uncertainty around Brexit, Donald Trump's inaugural...
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03 February 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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03 February 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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31 January 2017
Despite the deadline for MiFID II being less than a year away, over 40% of firms have not yet begun to tackle the challenges presented by transaction......
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30 January 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Chipotle short sellers lose appetite...
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30 January 2017
The loan market finished the year in the same fashion as the previous quarters with another drop in total volumes. This is the fifth consecutive...
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27 January 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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25 January 2017
"Although gold has lost its luster with investors in the wake of US election, the appeal of precious miner ETFs has continued to grow. Mining...
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24 January 2017 David Weisberger
"A quick search in Google shows more than 10,000 results for "quantamental" despite the fact that it is not an official word. The reason, of...
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24 January 2017 Chris Fenske
Financial markets activity in December was muted by normal year-end seasonal factors. These were exacerbated by uncertainties over the Italian...
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23 January 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Computer Programs and Systems is most...
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23 January 2017 Gavan Nolan
"Speeches by UK prime ministers were rarely market moving events, despite what some of the more breathless commentators in the broadcast media...
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20 January 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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20 January 2017
"Many bricks and mortar retailers struggled over the holiday shopping period, encouraging short sellers to add to their already high positions....
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17 January 2017
UK equities are enjoying their longest positive streak on record and investors are showing no desire to short the rally as current average short...
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16 January 2017
We reveal how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Railcar leasing firm Gatx most shorted...
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13 January 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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11 January 2017
Dividend payments are set to rise across the world as commodities firms put last year's volatility behind them however Asian stocks lag behind...
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10 January 2017
In the iconic television series, the Odd Couple, Oscar and Felix were concerned that there might have been a malevolent spirit inside of their...
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10 January 2017
The energy industry is facing a major challenge: members of the baby boomer generation, who have for so long been responsible for the data on...
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07 January 2017 Gavan Nolan
"John Maynard Keynes said we live in a world of irreducible uncertainty, while neoclassical economists state that perfect information is available...
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06 January 2017
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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06 January 2017
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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05 January 2017
Gain insight into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s response to an increasingly high-profile Private Equity class.
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05 January 2017
Cryptocurrencies, tokens, blockchains, smart contracts: I present the delightful panoply of distributed ledger technology (DLT) buzzwords that...
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04 January 2017
S&P Global's 2016 Q4 and full year syndicated loan market snapshot shows strong performance for leveraged loans and CLOs in Europe and the US....
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03 January 2017
"Spiros Giannaros, managing director at Markit EDM, talks with Dan DeFrancesco at WatersTechnology about the vendor's continued success in the...
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30 December 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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30 December 2016 Chris Fenske
"Global interest rates appear to have reached the long awaited inflection point in November, as the unexpected turn of events led to a very brief...
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23 December 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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22 December 2016
Our final note of the year reveals the best timed bear raids for short sellers North American short sellers found most luck in healthcare stocks...
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21 December 2016
Why trading desk holidays may never be the same again Could there be a direct correlation between how much time traders will be allowed to take...
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21 December 2016
"2016 has been a banner year for securities lending, as tracked by the revenues generated by assets in lending programs. Lending revenues are...
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16 December 2016 David Weisberger
"In the parable "the blind men and the elephant" an elephant is surrounded by several blind men, all of whom use their sense of touch to describe...
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16 December 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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16 December 2016 Gavan Nolan
It's that time of year when analysts dust off their crystal balls and make predictions for the next 12 months. In December 2015 not many were...
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14 December 2016
"Bond lending has been one of the highlights of the securities lending market for 2016, but has this success been driven by a surge up the risk...
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13 December 2016
Billingham discusses smart contracts, the potential for blockchain architecture to transform firms' internal networks, and the opportunity for...
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13 December 2016
The financial industry began 2016 with a host of blockchain promises. While many of these promises show encouraging momentum, a clear implementation...
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12 December 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Sanderson Farms heavily shorted ahead...
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09 December 2016 David Jesson
Trade settlement issues have caught up with the syndicated loan market and, while regulators have not forced the hand of the industry, there...
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09 December 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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09 December 2016
Value investing has trumped both growth and momentum strategies on both sides of the US election; attracting record inflows into the asset class...
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05 December 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Restoration Hardware has almost a...
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02 December 2016
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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02 December 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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02 December 2016
November's bond market selloff has led to a wave of short selling in fixed income ETFs on both sides of the Atlantic The aggregate demand to...
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02 December 2016 Gavan Nolan
"When a company announces that it is increasing the amount paid out to shareholders, it is not typically greeted with enthusiasm by credit investors....
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30 November 2016
The upcoming Italian referendum has investors on edge as both Italian short interest and CDS spreads are markedly higher for the year Italian...
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29 November 2016
With today’s ever-changing regulations regarding valuations, it’s all too common to confront the unexpected during the valuation process. This...
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29 November 2016
With the pace of technological change accelerating, we have to believe paradigm shifts are not only inevitable, but plentiful, even in complex...
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28 November 2016 Gavan Nolan
The European Commission announced on November 23 a banking reform package that will result in changes to the CRR and CRD IV capital requirement......
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25 November 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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25 November 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Short sellers take aim at Smith &...
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23 November 2016
"US listed retail stocks are riding high, but short sellers are showing no signs of surrendering Retailers recouped most of their ytd underperformance...
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22 November 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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21 November 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Retailers Gamestop and Urban Outfitters...
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18 November 2016 Chris Fenske
"Global markets remained relatively calm ahead of the US presidential elections in November, while continued signs of strength in US manufacturing...
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16 November 2016
High conviction US short positions have rallied by a much larger margin than the rest of the market. Most shorted 10% of constituents on the...
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15 November 2016
Small cap US stocks are soaring at the fastest pace since the financial crisis and investors are rushing to grab a piece of the action. Smallest...
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14 November 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Retailers Sears and Abercrombie heavily...
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11 November 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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09 November 2016
Inflation is back on the agenda and investors are rushing to hedge against it. Last week saw inflation linked ETFs experience their largest inflows...
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07 November 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Biotech key focus of short sellers...
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04 November 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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04 November 2016
"Average demand to short US stocks has been flat in the month heading into next week's election, but sectors targeted continue to shift. Average...
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01 November 2016
Short sellers are showing little appetite to take advantage of the large spread remaining in the At&T Time Warner tie-up. AT&T borrow roughly...
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31 October 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Fitbit and GoPro on list of heavily...
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28 October 2016
The S&P Global Weekly Mortgage Snapshot provides a summary of the US securitised mortgage market.Download full article
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28 October 2016
"Last year investors shunned dividend ETFs as the strategy underperformed the market, but their popularity has surged in 2016 with record inflows...
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27 October 2016
Litigation backed settlements have given new life to once written off US mortgage bonds. Bonds once considered "dead" by the market begin to...
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27 October 2016
"Volumes have now dropped for the fourth quarter in a row and sit at their lowest level since Q2 2012. Q3 2016 total volumes are down 5%, from...
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24 October 2016
A look at how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week. Iridium is most shorted firm announcing......
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21 October 2016 Chris Fenske
Continued strength in the US labour market is increasing overall expectations for a Fed rate increase by the year end. Central banks appeared...
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21 October 2016
The European Central Bank's ongoing asset purchases have pushed the cost to borrow high quality collateral to a new multi-year high. Fees to...
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19 October 2016
The pound's depreciation since the Brexit vote hasn't herded investors towards sterling-hedged UK exposed ETFs despite their large outperformance.......
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17 October 2016 Chris Fenske
"On October 13, 2016 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously to approve final rules regarding Investment Company...
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04 October 2016
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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03 October 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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03 October 2016
"S&P Global Syndicated Loan Market Data Snapshot - Q3 2016 Our quarterly syndicated loan market data snapshot offers index, pricing, ETP, CLO...
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30 September 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves in companies announcing earnings in the coming week Team Inc has 14% of shares out on...
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29 September 2016
High yield bonds rallied in the wake of yesterday's OPEC proposed cut in output The iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index returned 20bps in the wake...
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28 September 2016
Dividend payments made by large cap French companies which make up the CAC 40 index are set to continue to grow in FY 2016 although the driving...
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26 September 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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26 September 2016
"The ongoing scandal surrounding Wells Fargo has seen its CDS spread widen significantly since the start of September, but the bank is still...
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23 September 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Food producers heavily represented...
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22 September 2016
"In 1958 an economist named Leonard Read wrote a famous essay named "I, Pencil" that so potently described the power and complexity of the modern...
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22 September 2016
"Investors are indicating a lack of faith in the Fed sustaining the low interest rate environment for much longer, as they actively shift to...
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21 September 2016
"Short selling activity in global shipping firms stands at a multi-year high as the industry reels from oversupply, which has depressed charter...
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20 September 2016 David Weisberger
"A word cloud of any speech by regulators or market structure pundits would feature the word "transparency" prominently. A common refrain: "Sunlight...
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19 September 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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19 September 2016
Speculations around the demise of single name European CDS markets were premature given the market showed ample liquidity heading into the September...
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16 September 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Homebuilders KB Home and Lennar...
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13 September 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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13 September 2016
"Despite a recent surge, credit risk globally is still way off the previous yearly highs, but 26 investment grade companies are continuing to...
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12 September 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Organic firms Hain Celestial and...
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09 September 2016
The Markit Agency RMBS Pool Summary gives a monthly performance snap shot of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS specified pool markets.Download...
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09 September 2016
"The most expensive stocks to borrow shares in North America underperformed the market for the fourth consecutive month, but short sellers are...
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07 September 2016
Emerging market bonds continued their outperformance in August which has emboldened some sceptics. However investors' appetite for the asset...
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06 September 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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05 September 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Restoration Hardware leads the seven...
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31 August 2016
Gain insight and understanding of how a privately-held venture backed company can actually have a publicly-known value.
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31 August 2016
"Convertible bonds and preferred stocks have delivered similar returns in the last 12 months, but investors are favouring the steadier returns...
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29 August 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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29 August 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Canadian banks are key focus of...
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26 August 2016
European luxury firms are defying global headwinds and mounting bearish investor sentiment and raising their dividends. Ordinary dividends across...
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25 August 2016
"Short sellers have been targeting Asian gaming stocks as Macau, which has seen three straight years of falling gambling revenues, opens two...
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25 August 2016
"Despite the recent volatility in dollar denominated high yield bonds, the asset class's credit rating profile has actually increased since the...
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23 August 2016 Chris Fenske
"Global credit rallied sharply in July, as the post-Brexit fears faded quickly after several benchmark government bonds hit record lows early...
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22 August 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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22 August 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Retailers continue to feature prominently......
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18 August 2016
"Singaporean shares saw a surge in short interest in the midst of the volatility seen in the first quarter, but the STI index's recent calm has...
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18 August 2016
The Bank of England's plan to buy up corporate bonds hasn't materially impacted the liquidity profile of the asset class. UK Average Markit bond...
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17 August 2016
"US short sellers have been covering their positions so far in Q3, but the apparel retail sector has seen short interest increase heading into...
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15 August 2016
See how Cirrus Group leveraged iLEVEL to prepare for rapid growth while gaining a new level of oversight, insight, and foresight.
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15 August 2016
The Markit US ABS Pricing Sector Yield Summary gives a weekly snap shot of the US Non-Agency RMBS market. Our yield calculations are based on...
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12 August 2016
A review of how short sellers are positioning themselves ahead of earnings announcements in the coming week. Retailers heavily represented among...
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12 August 2016
The sinking pound and domestic uncertainty has lifted UK stocks with overseas revenue profiles and short sellers taking notice. UK stocks with...
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