12/31/2008 | HY | Outlook 2008: Primary seen falling short of strong 2007; many questions over year's prospects
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12/31/2008 | DD | Outlook 2008: Subprime meltdown brings 2007 mortgage lender bankruptcy boom
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12/31/2008 | BK | Landmark Bank Deals of 2007
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12/31/2008 | HY | AMG reports $150.5 million outflow from high yield mutual funds for week to Dec. 26
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12/31/2008 | DD | Outlook 2008: Distressed debt players expect higher default rates, continued market correction
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12/31/2008 | BKDDEMHY | Outlook 2008: Fitch, Moody's, S&P forecast tougher access to credit; high-yield default rate to rise
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12/31/2008 | IG | Outlook 2008: Robust year expected, but issuance may not top record 2007; secondary predicts gains
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12/31/2008 | EM | Outlook 2008: Emerging markets will continue flight to quality, for now
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12/31/2008 | CV | Outlook 2008: Mega deals, mandatories could spur further growth in issuance, cheapen deal terms
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12/31/2008 | BK | Outlook 2008: Issuance to fall as LBO giants wear out welcome, refis unattractive, market works through backlog
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12/31/2008 | PP | Outlook 2008: Big finance deals upend PIPE market in 2007
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12/31/2008 | EM | Diamonds and rocks - The best and worst deals of 2007
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12/31/2008 | CV | Outlook 2008: Convertibles survive 2007 credit crunch, but market uncertainty leaves plenty of risks
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12/31/2008 | BK | Outlook 2008: Secondary average loan bid expected to slowly rise
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12/31/2008 | SS | Outlook 2008: LBO, M&A activity - slowed in second half 2007 - still seen strong for 2008
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12/31/2008 | HY | Outlook 2008: Signs of life in the junk market after subprime debacle
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12/31/2008 | CV | Landmark Convertible Deals of 2007
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12/31/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,433.8 billion, up $8.8 billion
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12/23/2008 | SS | Blackstone Kailix Advisors to be spun off to form new fund
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12/23/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | SEC allows temporary exemptions, central counterparty for credit default swaps
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12/23/2008 | CV | Recent convertible buybacks - repurchases continue apace
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12/23/2008 | DD | Blackstone consolidates distressed securities fund
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12/23/2008 | HY | Recent high yield buybacks - a silver lining to the credit crisis
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12/19/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,592.8 billion, up $3.7 billion
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12/18/2008 | BK | DTCC launches new messaging service for syndicated loan market
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12/18/2008 | BK | LSTA reconstitutes CLO working group as a result of market conditions
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12/15/2008 | DD | Piper Jaffray strengthens financial restructuring team with managing director Victor Caruso
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12/15/2008 | HY | Calvert launches high-yield bond fund led by Greg Habeeb
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12/12/2008 | MU | Eaton Vance Municipal to redeem $10 million auction preferreds
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12/12/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,589.4 billion, down $10.2 billion
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12/11/2008 | BKCVDDHYSS | BlackRock CEO says market environment likely to get worse in coming months
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12/11/2008 | IGMU | Markit municipal MCDX trading wider than high grade CDX.NA.IG index for first time
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12/11/2008 | MU | Fed report puts municipal market at $2.67 trillion in third quarter; purchases by commercial banks surge
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12/10/2008 | MU | Pimco names John Cummings as portfolio manager of municipal funds
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12/9/2008 | HYIG | Stone & Youngberg hires Robert Desmond as vice president specializing in corporate bond products
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12/8/2008 | BKHYPVSS | Kirtland Capital Partners considers move into sub debt; Sun Capital M&A focus on reform, add-ons
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12/8/2008 | MU | MSRB gets nod from SEC to establish electronic disclosure system in 2009
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12/5/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,600.3 billion, up $9.4 billion
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12/5/2008 | SP | Structured Products industry considers its options under expected new regulation
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12/4/2008 | HYIGPV | Prudential exec: Private placements 'a very important investment for us'
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12/3/2008 | BK | Markit and S&P create identification system for the loan market
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12/3/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIGMU | SEC approves measures to strengthen oversight of rating agencies
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12/2/2008 | DDSS | Gruppo, Levey forms group to focus on restructuring options
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12/1/2008 | BKDDEMHYSS | Bain Corporate Renewal Group study forecasts recession aftershocks to be felt 'well into 2010'
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12/1/2008 | MU | Pimco municipal income funds delay dividends, may look to redeem some auction-rate preferreds
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12/1/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,590.3 billion, down $14.0 billion
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11/26/2008 | HY | Pacholder High Yield Fund suspends Dec. 9 dividend payment
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11/26/2008 | MU | Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II may postpone next monthly common share dividends
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11/25/2008 | DD | Butler Rubin names Neal Wolf and Jerry Munitz to head up new practice
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11/25/2008 | SS | RiskMetrics' 2009 proxy voting policies to focus on executive compensation, board structure
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11/25/2008 | BK | MidCap Financial forms to invest in health care industry
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11/24/2008 | BK | Commercial Finance sees 17.1% rise in asset-based commitments in third quarter
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11/24/2008 | DD | Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker taps Luc A. Despins as partner, chair of global restructuring practice
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11/21/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,607.9 billion, up $9.2 billion
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11/21/2008 | BKDD | Morrison Cohen taps Dal Lago, Goldstein, Porretta, Rockoff as partners
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11/21/2008 | SP | FDIC debt program leaves out structured notes; broad benefits for industry despite exclusion, SPA says
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11/20/2008 | CVSS | Credit Suisse finds all pain, no gain for convertible arbitrage funds in 2008
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11/19/2008 | HY | Recent high yield buybacks - issuers find opportunity in credit crisis
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11/19/2008 | IGSP | JPMorgan launches GABI series of global investment-grade bond indexes
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11/18/2008 | BKHYSS | Celerant/Economist survey finds no consensus on how credit crunch will change private equity
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11/18/2008 | MU | MSRB proposes transparency system for auction-rate securities, VRDOs to SEC
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11/17/2008 | CV | Reserve Bank of India encourages convertibles buyback, maturity extension
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11/17/2008 | DDHY | Exchange deals taking the place of primary market, high-yield watchers say
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11/17/2008 | PP | SEC alleges Mamma.com investor Mark Cuban sold on insider information prior to PIPE announcement
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11/17/2008 | SP | Boston Stock Exchange gets OK from SEC to list, trade options on index-linked securities
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11/14/2008 | MU | Eaton Vance Insured Florida fund to redeem $4 million auction preferreds
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11/14/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,598.4 billion, down $6.8 billion
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11/14/2008 | BKCVEMHYIG | Federal regulator group aims to set up CDS central counterparties before end of year
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11/14/2008 | CV | Nicholas-Applegate names new management teams for two funds
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11/13/2008 | BKCVDDHYSS | Fortress Investments CEO says hedge fund industry redemptions likely to accelerate in 2009
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11/13/2008 | CV | FBR hires Trey Whipple as managing director of convertibles
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11/13/2008 | CV | Recent convertible buybacks - issuers find silver lining to credit crisis
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11/12/2008 | MU | Janney names Kevin T. Lynch as a municipal credit analyst
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11/12/2008 | SP | Dow Jones offers global index with international blue-chip representation
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11/10/2008 | BKDDHY | Highland Distressed Opportunities says bank loan market looks attractive in fourth quarter
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11/7/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,605.8 billion, down $6.1 billion
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11/7/2008 | MU | Barclays launches iShares S&P Short Term National Municipal Bond ETF
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11/6/2008 | BKDDHYSS | Blackstone sees opportunities in less-levered private equity transactions
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11/6/2008 | EMHY | Morgan Stanley Investment Management names Schaney manager for global opportunity fund
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11/6/2008 | MU | MSRB requests SEC approval of operational date for proposed municipals disclosure service
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11/4/2008 | CVDDHYIG | Deutsche Bank picks Peter Hornick to head credit sales
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11/4/2008 | CVDDHYSS | Hedge fund CEO says ongoing redemption pressure, industry consolidation likely
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11/3/2008 | BK | Lending standards and terms tighten some more, demand still slowing, October Loan Survey finds
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11/3/2008 | HYIG | Barclays Capital begins trading in acquired Lehman fixed-income businesses
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11/3/2008 | SP | Standard & Poor's launches international Treasury bond index series
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10/31/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | DTCC to provide CDS data from Trade Information Warehouse
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10/31/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | ISDA lauds over $25 trillion reduction in CDS notionals
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10/31/2008 | BKCVHYIG | Creditex, Markit wrap four successful North American, European portfolio compression cycles
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10/31/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,601.7 billion, up $4.8 billion
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10/31/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | Banks urge bolstering operating framework of OTC derivatives
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10/30/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | IntercontinentalExchange, Clearing will combine to form CDS clearing solution
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10/30/2008 | MU | Putnam Investments to merge two closed-end funds into open-end funds
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10/29/2008 | SP | Standard & Poor's expands Dividend Investor Index Series to include emerging markets
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10/29/2008 | HYIG | Moody's says debt issuers holding off on transactions as interest spreads continue to widen
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10/28/2008 | DD | Proskauer Rose hires finance lawyer Michael Crosby in London office
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10/28/2008 | DDSS | Oppenheimer acquires Fulcrum's restructuring group
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10/28/2008 | MU | Delaware Investments' Colorado, Minnesota closed-end funds to redeem preferreds
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10/28/2008 | MU | BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust to redeem $50 million auction-rate preferreds
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10/28/2008 | BK | Bayshore Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund to be terminated on market weakness
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10/28/2008 | DD | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher adds bankruptcy, distressed debt group
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10/27/2008 | CV | Calamos Investments' CEO says convertible valuations favorable for long-term investors
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10/24/2008 | MU | BNY Mellon Wealth Management launches new municipal bond strategy
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10/24/2008 | MU | Van Eck Global shortens names of Market Vectors municipal ETFs
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10/24/2008 | SP | Structured industry grapples with exclusion from FDIC debt guarantee program
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10/24/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,597.1 billion, up $7.9 billion
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10/23/2008 | BK | Distressed borrowers face challenges finding in buyers, have fewer financing choices
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10/23/2008 | BK | Bank loan market turns to new money, changed investor outlooks for cash
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10/23/2008 | BK | Defaults could hit record levels by 2010; retail, auto sectors at risk
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10/23/2008 | BK | Bank loan market hits lows, sees profound changes, but panelists find silver lining
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10/23/2008 | BK | More regulatory oversight expected, especially for CDS, but shape remains unclear, LSTA panel says
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10/23/2008 | BK | J.P. Morgan signs on for Depository Trust's Loan/SERV to automate syndicated loan services
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10/23/2008 | BK | Financial writer says history gives clues to future after credit crisis
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10/22/2008 | HYPV | Houlihan Lokey hires Rit Amin as senior vice president in private finance
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10/22/2008 | SP | FDIC to discuss eligibility of structured notes in guarantee program, SPA says; market remains uncertain
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10/22/2008 | DD | King & Spalding hires Arthur Steinberg in new bankruptcy division
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10/22/2008 | EM | Western Asset to reduce exposure in Egypt and Malaysia
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10/22/2008 | HY | Legg Mason, Western Asset looks to bank loan, high yield and investment grade for future growth
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10/21/2008 | MU | New York Insurance licenses Municipal and Infrastructure Assurance as new bond insurer
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10/21/2008 | MU | Delaware Investments closed-end funds to redeem preferreds
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10/21/2008 | SP | Industry group seeks confirmation that FDIC temporary debt guarantee program includes structured notes
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10/21/2008 | MU | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to hold hearing Wednesday on rating agencies
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10/20/2008 | BKSP | S&P launches leveraged loan index
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10/17/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,594.9 billion, up $20.2 billion
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10/17/2008 | BKCVHYIG | Creditex, Markit wrap second North American CDS portfolio compression run
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10/16/2008 | CVDDHYSS | Hedge funds see estimated $43 billion of redemptions in September, TrimTabs says
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10/15/2008 | CV | Miller Tabak Roberts adds Adrian Miller as senior vice president
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10/15/2008 | EM | Pimco hires Christopher Getter as senior vice president, emerging markets product manager
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10/15/2008 | IG | Johansen to launch preferred stock desk for Miller Tabak Roberts
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10/15/2008 | SS | Miller Tabak Roberts adds Eric Niederreither as senior vice president
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10/14/2008 | MU | MSRB appoints Janet Eakes as chief operating officer
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10/14/2008 | BK | Lenders need ability to opt out of base rate loans, LSTA says
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10/14/2008 | BKDDHY | Wilmington Trust expands distressed debt, loan, high-yield expertise with new staff
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10/10/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,576.9 billion, up $21.1 billion
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10/10/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | IntercontinentalExchange, Markit, others to establish counterparty clearing for credit default swaps
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10/9/2008 | BK | Markit looks to improve loan market efficiency with new identifiers
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10/8/2008 | SP | Wavecrest starts structureds-focused hedge fund; new firm aims to fill niche as investor advocate
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10/7/2008 | BKCVEMHYIG | CME Group, Citadel to launch integrated credit default swaps trading platform
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10/7/2008 | CV | Calamos reopens convertible fund, select institutional convertible strategies
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10/7/2008 | SP | Bank of Ireland to focus on niche, custom solutions, looks past reverse convertibles, says new head
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10/7/2008 | SP | Stoxx launches Eastern European index family
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10/6/2008 | EMHYIGMU | Markit CDX indexes roll
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10/6/2008 | BKPV | LBC hires Allan Allweiss as managing director in Chicago office
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10/3/2008 | BK | Markit postpones LCDX series 11 roll
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10/3/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,555.0 billion, up $23.8 billion
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10/3/2008 | BK | ISDA launches revised European documentation template for credit default swaps
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10/3/2008 | IGSP | Dorchester Capital Management creates new investment-grade indexes
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10/2/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | Markit focuses on initiatives to improve infrastructure, transparency and valuations
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10/2/2008 | SP | Structured products market faces challenges and opportunities as credit crisis reshapes industry
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10/2/2008 | SP | Barclays ETNs to move to NYSE Arca
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10/2/2008 | SP | Barclays creates Quantitative Barclays Earnings Surprise index family
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10/1/2008 | MU | MSRB seats new board members; Goldman's status forces resignations of bank representatives
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10/1/2008 | CVSS | Akanthos' Kao sees extension of 'misguided' short-sale ban on financial stocks, calls for positive actions
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9/29/2008 | SP | SPA changes AutumnExpo to focus on response to, impact of recent market disruption
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9/29/2008 | DD | Houlihan Lokey rehires Matthew Niemann as managing director, co-head of restructuring
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9/29/2008 | EMIG | Markit further delays roll of Markit CDX investment grade, emerging market indexes
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9/29/2008 | IG | Cautious look ahead in investment-grade bonds sees less risk, larger costs, fewer bookrunners
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9/29/2008 | IG | Possible CDS regulation may stamp out liquidity, strategist says
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9/29/2008 | MU | Ten Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds to redeem 20% of auction-rate preferreds
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9/26/2008 | SP | Wall Street turmoil hits risk appetites, changes league tables, but industry insiders expect to weather storm
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9/26/2008 | DD | Economic anguish turns into distressed gold as supply grows
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9/26/2008 | BK | Change in banking landscape not expected to reduce capacity, but pickiness could reduce supply
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9/26/2008 | EM | Markit to roll iTraxx Asian indexes on Monday
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9/26/2008 | BK | Markit iTraxx LevX indexes to roll on Monday
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9/26/2008 | HY | Crisis seen prompting return to 'grass roots,' shift to cash from CDS
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9/26/2008 | BK | September shows drop in loan prices, LSTA secondary trading study finds
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9/26/2008 | HYIG | CDS, Markit announce Monday roll of four CDX North America indexes
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9/26/2008 | BKDDEM | Possible CDS regulation may stamp out liquidity, strategist says
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9/26/2008 | MU | Landscape of municipal market still uncertain following Lehman, Merrill crises
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9/26/2008 | CV | Convertibles market likely to revert to more outrights, and trade cheaper for some time
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9/26/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,531.2 billion, up $19.2 billion
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9/25/2008 | EMIG | Markit announces coupons for Markit CDX indexes set to roll Monday
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9/24/2008 | BKHY | Providence taps Thomas Gahan as president of capital markets group
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9/24/2008 | CVSS | SEC financials short-selling ban set to expire Oct. 2, but may be extended
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9/24/2008 | MU | MSRB releases draft specs on new bond information system
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9/24/2008 | SP | NYSE gets OK to waive fees for structured products transferred from Amex
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9/23/2008 | DDSS | Morgan Joseph forms group to focus on restructurings, distressed sales and special situation financings
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9/23/2008 | IG | Markit makes changes to CDX Investment Grade High Volatility
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9/22/2008 | IG | Broadpoint Capital hires Stephens, Weilep in investment-grade sales
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9/22/2008 | SP | Stoxx launches 22 Dow Jones Stoxx sector indexes
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9/19/2008 | SP | Barclays creates new foreign exchange index that invests in G10 currencies
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9/19/2008 | CV | Temporary short-covering ban sharply curtails trading of financial convertibles
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9/18/2008 | CV | Evergreen may terminate capped call transaction with Lehman Brothers, demands return of loaned shares
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9/18/2008 | EM | Markit modifies market weights for Markit iBoxx Asia ex-Japan indexes
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9/18/2008 | HY | CDS, Markit announce changes to CDX North America High Yield index
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9/18/2008 | IG | Markit removes WaMu from Markit CDX Investment Grade index
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9/18/2008 | BK | Societe Generale names Stephen Swift as deputy global head of leveraged and media and telecom finance
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9/17/2008 | BK | Borrowers express uncertainty over Lehman honoring undrawn revolver commitments
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9/17/2008 | EMHY | Markit postpones roll for iTraxx Asian indexes
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9/17/2008 | EMIG | MacKay Shields announces five new hires in fixed income, emerging markets divisions
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9/17/2008 | HY | Senior high-yield banker sees 'second wave' of consolidation resulting in fewer players, tighter liquidity
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9/17/2008 | MU | Sifma creates bond purchase agreement draft as guide
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9/16/2008 | BK | Markit iTraxx LevX indexes roll postponed
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9/16/2008 | BKPV | Houlihan Smith appoints Honan Jr. managing director of New York office
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9/16/2008 | DD | Stahl Cowen announces Shelly DeRousse has joined the firm as partner
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9/16/2008 | EMHYIG | Markit CDX index rolls postponed
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9/16/2008 | SP | SEC seeks comment on NYSE Arca's plan to allow listings of notes linked to investment companies
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9/15/2008 | DDHYIGSS | Lehman enters distressed realm, market ponders what is yet to come
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9/15/2008 | HY | Banc of America Securities asserts global high-yield primacy in wake of Merrill acquisition
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9/15/2008 | HYIG | Fed allows additional securities to be pledged as collateral for liquidity facilities
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9/15/2008 | IG | Banc of America could top investment-grade league tables after Merrill acquisition
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9/15/2008 | BK | Bank of America purchase of Merrill Lynch could increase loan issuance
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9/15/2008 | MU | BlackRock makes investment policy changes for 22 closed-end funds; changes seven Florida funds names
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9/15/2008 | BK | Pricing services outline plan for handling Lehman-provided prices
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9/12/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,514.9 billion, down $0.3 billion
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9/12/2008 | MU | DWS Municipal Income Trust Fund to redeem $66.25 million remarketed preferreds
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9/11/2008 | MU | UBS funds to redeem $60 million in auction-rate shares
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9/11/2008 | BKDDHY | American Securities affiliate closes on new $300 million distressed debt fund
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9/11/2008 | EM | Markit to launch new Latin American corporate CDS index
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9/10/2008 | PP | RAB Capital attempts restructuring of poorly performing funds
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9/10/2008 | SP | Adapting to market conditions, structured products shed 'best-kept secret' label, says SPA
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9/9/2008 | BK | LSTA publishes exposure drafts of conduct standards and confidential information guidelines
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9/8/2008 | MU | Piper Jaffray opens Connecticut office to expand East Coast presence, hires away Wachovia director
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9/8/2008 | BKDD | LSTA publishes new form for distressed trades settling after bankruptcy plan is effective
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9/8/2008 | BKHY | Morgan Stanley appoints Dennis Schaney as managing director, head of high yield and senior loans
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9/8/2008 | CVHYIG | Creditex, Markit launch portfolio compression platform in effort to reduce CDS market risk
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9/5/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,515.2 billion, up $6.0 billion
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9/4/2008 | CVHYIG | Finra to add more information to real-time reporting on corporate bond transactions
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9/4/2008 | BK | LSTA names Bram Smith as interim executive director as Allison Taylor steps down
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9/4/2008 | BKHYSS | Junk, leveraged loan markets still face $100 billion LBO supply legacy even as banks offload risk
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9/4/2008 | BKHYSS | LBO backlog expected to dominate high-yield issuance for remainder of 2008
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9/3/2008 | CV | FBR Capital begins trading convertible securities, names six hires
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9/3/2008 | HY | Yaris expected to join Bank of America as head of high-yield sales and trading
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9/2/2008 | CV | Convertible preferreds, mandatories lead market lower in August, Lehman reports
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9/2/2008 | IG | Piper Jaffray boosts aircraft finance team with four veterans
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9/2/2008 | MU | DPC study finds delinquency in annual disclosures involving more than $348 billion in bonds
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8/29/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,509.9 billion, down $5.0 billion
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8/28/2008 | DD | Turnaround Management names Dana top 2008 international turnaround
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8/27/2008 | MU | MBIA to reinsure $184 billion in FGIC public finance policies
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8/26/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes creates index series aimed to track global emissions trading
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8/22/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,515.9 billion, down $2.0 billion
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8/22/2008 | MU | Morgan Stanley Municipal Closed-End Funds to redeem $56.85 million auction-rate preferreds
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8/21/2008 | MU | Van Kampen Trust changes policy to allow investments in munis insured by lower-rated insurers
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8/21/2008 | SP | New NYSE Arca rules address evolving and strong interest in exchange traded products, exchange says
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8/20/2008 | BKHY | European High Yield Association: Leveraged loan activity drops sharply to €35.3 billion
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8/20/2008 | CVSP | Structured products issuance set for $120 billion year; convertibles tracking $100 billion, Barclays says
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8/20/2008 | EM | Emerging markets debt trading levels remain below year-ago levels, EMTA survey says
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8/20/2008 | EM | European High Yield Association: European emerging market issuance at €4.1 billion
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8/20/2008 | PP | Judge dismisses SEC insider trading claim against John Mangan
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8/20/2008 | BKHY | BofA hires David Flannery as global head of leveraged finance
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8/19/2008 | CV | Barclays hires Steve Barral, Michael Stewart in convertible bond sales
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8/19/2008 | SP | NYSE Arca accepts notional volumes, standardizes equity index treatment in amended listing requirements
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8/18/2008 | CV | U.S. convertible new issuance seen on par with 2007; current pricing brings opportunities: Advent Capital
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8/18/2008 | MU | Evergreen Investments shuffles municipal bond group employees
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8/18/2008 | MU | Municipal Securities board selects officers, members, names Lehman's Ronald Stack chairman
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8/15/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,518.4 billion, down $1.3 billion
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8/15/2008 | BK | Macquarie Capital hires Morgan Edwards as managing director in debt structuring and advisory
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8/15/2008 | BKCVDDHY | Advent Capital launches new, broader investment strategy
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8/15/2008 | EM | Markit creates broad Asia ex-Japan index family
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8/14/2008 | IG | Broadpoint Capital hires William Parry as managing director in debt capital markets
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8/12/2008 | MU | M&T Bank hires municipal bond specialist team from Ferris, Baker Watts
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8/12/2008 | SP | Tim Davenport heads new FX structuring for Americas arm at Barclays
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8/11/2008 | BK | Lending standards and terms continue to tighten; demand slows down, July Loan Survey finds
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8/8/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,516.3 billion, up $5.7 billion
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8/8/2008 | BKDDHY | Lazard hires Marcel Herter as managing director and head of debt advisory
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8/5/2008 | MU | Stone & Youngberg hires former RBC exec Jeffrey Parker as vice president
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8/1/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,509.7 billion, down $2.4 billion
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8/1/2008 | EM | Barclays Capital names Mouli head of Latin America rates trading
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7/30/2008 | DD | Jefferies hires Merola as reorganization and bankruptcy managing director
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7/30/2008 | MU | SEC votes to allow free internet access to municipal bond financial information
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7/29/2008 | MU | MSRB files proposal with SEC to make EMMA website sole source for continuing disclosure documents
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7/28/2008 | BKHY | Rolling bridges: One-year anniversaries of hung LBO bridges yield some answers, more questions
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7/28/2008 | SP | New NYSE Arca rule could lead to options on structured products, larger marketplace, Styrcula says
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7/25/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,512.4 billion, up $4.4 billion
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7/24/2008 | MU | Stifel hires former Wachovia employees to focus on public finance
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7/24/2008 | SP | SEC approves listing, trading of options on index-linked securities on NYSE Arca
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7/24/2008 | BKDDHY | UBS names new distressed and high-yield hires
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7/24/2008 | DD | Thacher Proffitt: Supreme Court rules that pre-confirmation asset sales subject to stamp tax
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7/24/2008 | DDHY | Broadpoint Capital hires Miller, Komson and Zaino in debt capital markets
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7/24/2008 | MU | Janney hires Foard and Kozlik to focus on municipal finance
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7/23/2008 | MU | Investment Grade Municipal, Insured Municipal income funds to partially redeem auction preferred shares
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7/23/2008 | MU | MFS to partially redeem auction preferred shares of two closed-end funds
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7/22/2008 | BKHY | Jones Day hires former Kilpatrick Stockton attorneys as partners in leveraged finance
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7/21/2008 | BKHY | Barclays hires former Bear Stearns executive Trace McCreary as head of U.S. infrastructure finance
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7/21/2008 | MU | Piper Jaffray adds 3 California public finance bankers
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7/18/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,507.8 billion, up $2.0 billion
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7/18/2008 | MU | MSRB approves plan for more disclosure on auction and variable-rate bonds
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7/17/2008 | MU | Seligman Select Municipal Fund strikes policy to invest heavily in insured or triple-A bonds
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7/17/2008 | MU | Nollenberger adds Massiello to public finance team
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7/15/2008 | BKDDHY | Jefferies adds senior high-yield, loan and distressed sales people
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7/15/2008 | DD | Jenner & Block hires two new bankruptcy lawyers, Marc Hankin and Heather McArn
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7/14/2008 | CVDDHYSS | Hedge funds see $16.9 billion of inflows in May, say TrimTabs and BarclayHedge
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7/11/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,500.7 billion, down $9.5 billion
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7/10/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes creates Africa Titans 50 Index to measure performance of African companies
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7/9/2008 | SP | Trade associations publish guidelines for managing distribution of structured products to investors
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7/9/2008 | SP | S&P launches S&P Global PowerPicks, S&P Global Mid-Year PowerPicks indexes
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7/8/2008 | MU | RBC appoints five bankers to municipal finance housing practice
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7/8/2008 | BK | LSTA names Coffey as senior vice president for research, communication and membership
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7/8/2008 | CVDDHY | Jefferies names Harteveldt chairman of fixed income
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7/7/2008 | BKHY | RBC names Wolfe head of U.S. leveraged finance
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7/2/2008 | PP | Maxim adds Renzo to banking team specializing in PIPEs
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7/2/2008 | SS | Shamrock promotes Dennis Johnson to managing director of Shamrock Value Activist Fund
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7/2/2008 | HY | SEC proposes opening up off-the-shelf sales to big junk issuers
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7/2/2008 | PP | Midtown veterans Kreger, Renzo join Maxim, aim for top rankings
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7/1/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes creates stock indexes linked to Gulf Cooperation Council region
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6/30/2008 | CV | FBR hires former Bear Stearns bankers as senior managing directors of convertibles unit
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6/30/2008 | CV | U.S. convertibles new issuance slows, organic growth turns negative in June: Lehman report
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6/27/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,495.3 billion, up $0.4 billion
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6/26/2008 | BKDDHY | Turnaround Management poll respondents expect corporate debt default rates to soar past 10% in 2009
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6/26/2008 | MU | RBC hires former Bear Stearns' bankers in municipal finance health care practice
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6/24/2008 | DD | Sidley Austin names Twomey partner in bankruptcy/corporate reorganization practice
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6/23/2008 | HY | BMO Investments launches high-yield bond fund
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6/23/2008 | SS | M&A volume down, but PricewaterhouseCoopers sees opportunities in second half
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6/23/2008 | BKDDPP | Private equity looks for alternatives in tightening leveraged loan market, PricewaterhouseCoopers says
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6/23/2008 | DD | Thacher Proffitt reports repo ruling could impact warehouse lenders, leveraged investors
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6/20/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,493.5 billion, up $4.0 billion
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6/20/2008 | MU | Legislation proposed to create equal footing on ratings for municipal, corporate issuers
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6/19/2008 | DDHY | Pali Capital opens high-yield desk, names Howard as unit head; says timing 'ideal' for expansion into junk
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6/18/2008 | CVHYIG | Finra plans to add more detail to Trace reports
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6/18/2008 | DDHY | Jesup & Lamont hires Di Russa, Frymer
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6/18/2008 | SP | ICAP's new structureds team hopes to combine experience with technology, education, division heads say
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6/17/2008 | BKHY | Goldman Sachs ends second quarter with $22 billion of leveraged loan exposure
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6/17/2008 | DD | Cadwalader elects Taylor, Clowry partners
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6/17/2008 | MU | Government Finance Officers Association wants stronger statement on equalizing municipal ratings
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6/16/2008 | MU | GFOA to vote on equal ratings for municipal, corporate securities
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6/16/2008 | MU | Government Finance Officers Association to vote Tuesday on six public policy statements
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6/16/2008 | MU | Stone & Youngberg adds UBS bankers to public finance group
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6/16/2008 | SP | Broker-dealer FIS renames itself AAM, says move reflects growing asset management business
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6/13/2008 | SP | NYSE Arca wants to list options on structured products; SEC seeks comment
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6/13/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,489.9 billion, down $7.1 billion
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6/12/2008 | BKHY | Junk, leveraged loan issuance falls off, but the right kind of deals still getting done, Merrill's Mayer says
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6/11/2008 | HY | JPMorgan's Acciavatti sees further spread widening, escalating defaults; likes BB bonds, leveraged loans
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6/11/2008 | MU | Nuveen Investments gains board OK to use tender option bond refinancing for auction securities
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6/11/2008 | MU | Piper Jaffray hires UBS municipal bankers to expand California business
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6/11/2008 | BKHY | Leveraged loan market improved after rocky early going, S&P's Miller says; new issuance still way down
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6/10/2008 | CVDDHYSS | Hedge funds' $5.9 billion April outflow is biggest negative flow since October 2001, says TrimTabs, BarclayHedge
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6/10/2008 | DD | Restricted Stock Partners acquires T-REX, adds bankruptcy claims to online trading platform
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6/10/2008 | DDHY | Tudor hires Hanley, Mintz to start credit investment group
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6/10/2008 | IG | Broadpoint appoints Richard Crescenzo, Douglas Scales as co-heads of new investment-grade department
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6/9/2008 | MU | MFS Investment Management considers tender option bond solution to refinance auction securities
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6/6/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,497.0 billion, up $1.1 billion
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6/5/2008 | DDSS | Evercore Partners appoints Daniel Celentano as senior managing director
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6/5/2008 | IG | Fed report puts corporate bond market at $10.8 trillion in first quarter, issuance at $299.8 billion
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6/5/2008 | MU | Fed report puts municipal market at $2.66 trillion in first quarter; households post fewer muni purchases
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6/3/2008 | SP | Credit downgrades no surprise for structured investors, but issuer default still tops concerns, adviser says
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6/2/2008 | CV | Lehman: Convertible market rises 1.68% in May, credit spreads improve slightly
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6/2/2008 | MU | NAIC offers substitute insured-bond ratings to insurance companies
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5/30/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,496.3 billion, up $1.9 billion
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5/30/2008 | CV | Lehman report: convertible new issuance strong in May; mandatory issues hit record $10.9 billion
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5/28/2008 | BK | Markit removes Altivity Packaging from LCDX Series 8 Index
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5/27/2008 | MU | SEC censures, fines First Southwest over auction-rate securities sales in 2003, 2004
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5/23/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,494.0 billion, up $1.9 billion
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5/23/2008 | MU | MSRB requests comment on proposal to collect and display variable bond rates
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5/23/2008 | MU | Agencies' timeframe on assigning ratings doubles from deluge of auction rate bonds
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5/22/2008 | BKHYIG | BlackRock names new fund portfolio management teams
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5/22/2008 | MU | Bond conversions cause backup at ratings agencies and force pricing delay
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5/21/2008 | EM | EMTA survey puts emerging markets debt trading at $1.23 trillion in first quarter
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5/21/2008 | HY | Morgan Stanley promotes Steven Kreider to portfolio manager of high-yield fund
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5/21/2008 | MU | Van Kampen California names three investment managers as co-portfolio managers of two municipal trusts
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5/19/2008 | MU | Wachovia names Phil Smith head of Government and Institutional Banking
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5/19/2008 | SP | Credit Suisse launches new Long/Short Equity Replication index
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5/19/2008 | BK | Deutsche Bank forms new administrative agent services group for project financings
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5/19/2008 | MU | U.S. Supreme Court reverses decision in Kentucky case over out-of-state bond taxes
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5/16/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,491.9 billion, up $1.1 billion
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5/15/2008 | DD | Richardson & Patel to form bankruptcy and reorganization group with Weinstein, Weiss & Ordubegian
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5/14/2008 | DD | Thacher Proffitt promotes Smith to partner
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5/14/2008 | DD | RSM EquiCo Capital Markets adds restructuring practice
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5/13/2008 | CV | Castle Convertible Fund announces plan to reorganize into open-end mutual fund
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5/13/2008 | HY | Garman Research acquires publication Leverage World
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5/12/2008 | DD | Mintz Levin hires Hirshfield as member of bankruptcy practice
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5/12/2008 | PP | Rodman & Renshaw says Cosco a key addition to business; investment bank remains keen to acquire
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5/12/2008 | SP | Industry drafts principles on distributing structured products to individual investors
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5/9/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,490.4 billion, down $0.7 billion
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5/9/2008 | BKEMHYSS | Hedge funds see $16.3 billion March inflows, but inflows down 42% year-over-year in first quarter
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5/5/2008 | BK | Lending standards and terms tighten, demand slows down, April Loan Survey finds
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5/5/2008 | HY | Integrity names J.P. Morgan Investment Management manager of its High Income Fund
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5/2/2008 | MU | SEC gives nod to DTCC's New Issue Information Dissemination System
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5/2/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,485.0 billion, down $5.8 billion
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5/2/2008 | BK | ISDA releases update protocol for European LCDS documentation template
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5/1/2008 | MU | Markit rolls out MCDX, a new municipal bond credit derivative index
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4/30/2008 | MU | SEC charges Birmingham mayor, Blount Parrish with undisclosed payment scheme
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4/29/2008 | DD | Alvarez & Marsal hires William Fox as managing director
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4/28/2008 | EM | IIF says EM countries see progress in investor relations, transparency
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4/25/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,491.3 billion, up $11.6 billion
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4/24/2008 | HY | Dreyfus High-Yield Strategies Fund announces portfolio manager changes
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4/24/2008 | PP | SEC says judge rules against Duncan Capital's MacGregor for acting as unregistered broker
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4/24/2008 | SS | SEC charges Berliner with fraud for false rumor; Berliner agrees to settlement
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4/23/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIGMU | Sifma ratings task force to formalize sector-specific research, consider current relevance of past reforms
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4/23/2008 | BKHY | Moody's says current speculative-grade debt issuance levels likely to continue through second quarter
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4/23/2008 | DD | Duff & Phelps expands restructuring offering through Paris practice
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4/22/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIGMU | Sifma creates task force to study current credit rating agency model
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4/22/2008 | DD | Babson Capital acquires Murray Capital distressed debt management business
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4/22/2008 | MU | MSRB delays effective date for dissemination service proposal
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4/21/2008 | BKHY | Carlyle Group closes $450 million CLO
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4/21/2008 | DD | Alvarez & Marsal hires financial adviser Kuby as senior director
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4/21/2008 | MU | BMO Capital expands muni capability by acquiring Griffin, Kubik
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4/21/2008 | SP | Societe Generale launches SGI Global Carbon index
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4/18/2008 | SP | Barclays Capital rolls out Dividend Swap index family
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4/18/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,479.7 billion, up $4.4 billion
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4/17/2008 | DD | More retail bankruptcies likely, environment difficult for restructuring, expert panel says
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4/16/2008 | BKHY | Cadwalader appoints Stewart Kagan, Geoffrey Levin partners in New York
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4/16/2008 | DD | FASB fine-tunes position on early adoption rule for companies emerging from bankruptcy
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4/16/2008 | EM | Gramercy hires Gilberto Chavez-Velazquez as portfolio manager, with focus on emerging market securities
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4/15/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIG | ISDA sees credit default swaps rise 37% in second half of 2007, 81% for year
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4/15/2008 | MU | Depository Trust proposes SEC rule change to improve municipals information dissemination
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4/14/2008 | BK | Lazard hires Michael Grayer as head of debt advisory in London
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4/11/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,474.3 billion, down $14.2 billion
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4/11/2008 | MU | Health care issuers caught in auction-rate crisis moving forward, says Cain Brothers founder
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4/11/2008 | MU | MSRB seeks comments on requiring reporting of proprietary desk trades
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4/10/2008 | DDSS | Moelis taps Carlston, Derrough as managing directors of restructuring group
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4/10/2008 | SP | ETN tax debate has greater implications for investment tools, resolution unlikely soon, tax experts say
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4/10/2008 | SP | Third-party players target structured products' challenges in credit, technology, research, education
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4/10/2008 | SP | Structured products poised for future challenges, opportunities, panelists say
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4/10/2008 | SP | Structurers explore innovation in indexes as investors seek better returns, panelists say
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4/9/2008 | SP | Improve education, standardize nomenclature, say investment advisors as issuer risks gain prominence
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4/9/2008 | SP | Structured products distributors see ETNs 'vibrant' despite competition, look for more innovation
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4/9/2008 | SP | LeadingEdge Advisors Award winners
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4/9/2008 | SP | Hedge fund, insurance sectors offer untapped markets, but seed capital drying up, panelists say
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4/9/2008 | SP | Structured products wholesalers place emphasis on information flow, credit ratings
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4/9/2008 | EM | Markit launches GEMX, a new emerging markets index
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4/7/2008 | BK | Markit announces LCDX changes for April 8 roll
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4/7/2008 | DDHY | JonesTrading launches distressed debt trading desk
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4/4/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,488.2 billion, up $8.2 billion
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4/4/2008 | HYSP | Stone & Youngberg names Lawwill head of taxable trading
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4/4/2008 | SP | SPA, Societe Generale launch new awards for investment advisors
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4/1/2008 | HY | Markit announces changes to CDX North America High Yield index
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4/1/2008 | BKDDHY | Highland Capital names changes to portfolio management teams
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3/31/2008 | HY | Banc of America Securities syndicate head anticipates $60-$80 billion 2008 issuance as junk market returns to its roots
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3/31/2008 | MU | MSRB starts online muni market site called EMMA
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3/28/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,467.5 billion, up $3.3 billion
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3/26/2008 | CV | FASB decides to alter accounting treatment of convertibles with cash settlement
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3/26/2008 | SP | AMEX aims to smooth listing process for structured products; SEC seeks feedback on proposal
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3/26/2008 | SP | Merrill Lynch Global Research launches index based on CO2 emissions
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3/25/2008 | BK | OppenheimerFunds names Welsh loan team leader as Zimmer retires
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3/25/2008 | DD | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton adds two partners to Finance and Bankruptcy practice
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3/25/2008 | DDHY | Lack of volume in junk sector forces bond traders to make money elsewhere, hope for turnaround
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3/25/2008 | DDHY | Junk bond traders: Trace system not helping volume problems
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3/25/2008 | HY | Markit announces changes to CDX North America Crossover
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3/25/2008 | BK | Markit announces additions to LCDX North America
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3/25/2008 | IG | Markit announces changes to CDX North America Investment Grade, Crossover
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3/24/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,464.5 billion, up $2.0 billion
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3/24/2008 | BK | Markit announces removals from LCDX North America index
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3/20/2008 | MU | Fitch names Robert Grossman to lead U.S. public finance
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3/20/2008 | MU | Nollenberger appoints John Greenlee as managing director of public finance
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3/18/2008 | BK | LevX trades more than €2.8 billion during first day of trading
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3/18/2008 | BK | Norwest Equity invests $75 million in Pangaea Asset Management
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3/17/2008 | EM | Merrill Lynch launches new indexes to track local-currency sovereign debt in emerging markets
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3/17/2008 | MU | MSRB seeks comments on plan to provide greater information on municipal auction-rate securities
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3/17/2008 | MU | Morgan Keegan hires Gray for Atlanta office
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3/17/2008 | DDHY | Gary Herbert, Brian Kloss join Dreman Value Management
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3/14/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,462.4 billion, up $6.7 billion
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3/14/2008 | MU | Thirty-seven companies named in municipal derivatives antitrust class action lawsuits
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3/13/2008 | SP | Advisors Asset Management to distribute structured products linked to BNP Spectrum Long/Short index
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3/13/2008 | SP | Dow Jones launches new single-commodity sub-indexes for platinum, lead, tin
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3/12/2008 | BK | ISDA launches documentation template for European LCDS index
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3/11/2008 | CV | Lazard chooses Brendan Dyson to lead new convertible securities advisory team
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3/11/2008 | DD | Thacher Proffitt launches distressed asset practice group
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3/11/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes launches Required Business Performance indexes
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3/10/2008 | BK | GE Commercial Finance names Greco head of European leveraged finance
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3/7/2008 | SP | Structured products conference to focus on taxation, mutual funds, doubling of industry
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3/7/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,455.8 billion, up $5.9 billion
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3/7/2008 | DDHY | Cantor Fitzgerald bolsters debt capital markets team
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3/7/2008 | MU | MSRB to launch pilot electronic municipal market access system
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3/6/2008 | HY | Dahlman Rose appoints Michael Segall as director of leveraged finance research
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3/6/2008 | SP | Structured Products Association to step up lobbying against proposed tax changes for ETNs
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3/5/2008 | DD | KCP Advisory Group appoints Dinoff principal and CEO
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3/5/2008 | DD | Thacher Proffitt hires McDonald as bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice group partner
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3/5/2008 | HYSS | Hedge funds post $2.5 billion inflow for January, lowest since December 2005
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3/5/2008 | SP | Mutual funds, structured products face off on proposed tax rules for ETNs
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3/4/2008 | DD | Fulbright & Jaworski hires Rosenzweig as bankruptcy and reorganization partner
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3/3/2008 | CV | Lehman: Convertible new issue yields rise, while premiums ease for 2008 so far
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2/29/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,450.1 billion, up $4.3 billion
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2/27/2008 | SP | Russell Investments creates global style equity indexes
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2/26/2008 | HYIG | ISDA publishes list of obligations with monoline insurer as reference entity
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2/22/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,445.8 billion, up $0.3 billion
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2/22/2008 | CVHYSP | Finra modifies Trace system to accept equity CUSIPs
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2/22/2008 | SP | Structured products investment reaches $114 billion in 2007
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2/21/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes creates Dow Jones Real Return Target Date Index series
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2/21/2008 | BK | Markit to launch new cross-asset client valuations platform
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2/21/2008 | BKDDHY | Fitch survey finds investors concerned about housing market, stability of financial institutions, hedge funds
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2/21/2008 | HYIG | ISDA to compile list of obligations with monoline insurer as reference entity
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2/20/2008 | MU | M.R. Beal hires Matthew Deane as a managing director in public finance
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2/19/2008 | BKDDHY | 'Distressed ratio' method offers market-based default forecasting, says Fridson
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2/15/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,445.5 billion, down $7.8 billion
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2/15/2008 | BK | LMP names Daniel Slotkin as fund manager
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2/15/2008 | EMHY | S&P keeps Telemig, Amazonia on positive watch
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2/14/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes, Amman Stock Exchange create Dow Jones ASE 100 index
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2/13/2008 | HYIG | F&C appoints Peter Stage as head of credit research
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2/13/2008 | DD | FASB looks to strike early adoption rule for companies emerging from bankruptcy
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2/12/2008 | DD | FASB to weigh conflicting accounting rules for companies emerging from bankruptcy
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2/11/2008 | BK | LCDX 9 index trade volume exceeds $137 billion in January
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2/11/2008 | DD | WL Ross appoints Kanas to restructure, co-invest in distressed financial services institutions
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2/11/2008 | IGSP | Incapital to buy Bank of America's LaSalle Broker Dealer Services Division
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2/8/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,453.9 billion, up $5.5 billion
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2/7/2008 | BKCVDDEMHYIGMU | S&P takes aim at bolstering ratings process
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2/7/2008 | BKDDHYSS | 'Adverse conditions' litigation increases with debt markets meltdown, says corporate lawyer
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2/7/2008 | CV | FASB to discuss proposed accounting changes to net-share settlement convertibles at February meeting
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2/6/2008 | HY | White & Case promotes partners Jonathan Bloom, Colin Chang and Daniel Nam to high yield practice
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2/6/2008 | HYSS | December's $2.3 billion inflow to hedge funds is lowest in two years, according to TrimTabs and BarclayHedge
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2/6/2008 | BKDD | LSTA publishes the collateral annex to participation agreement for distressed trades
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2/6/2008 | DD | Kroll Zolfo Cooper names "Joff" Mitchell as national practice leader
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2/6/2008 | DD | Octavian Advisors appoints Arif Gangat, Oscar Mockridge to manage distressed debt investments
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2/5/2008 | CV | Convertibles universe falls more than 2% in January on stock market drop, economic concerns, Lehman says
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2/5/2008 | SS | Duff & Phelps launches special situations M&A practice
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2/4/2008 | BK | Lending standards and terms tighten; demand slows down, January Loan Survey finds
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2/4/2008 | EM | KSM launches two Israeli corporate bond ETFs
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2/1/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,447.9 billion, down $3.8 billion
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2/1/2008 | CV | Mega deals spark strong new issuance in January, Lehman Brothers report says
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2/1/2008 | MU | Fitch releases statement about ratings of insured municipals
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1/31/2008 | CVDDHYIG | Broadpoint to acquire BNY fixed-income business, eyes expanded high-yield, converts, mortgage role
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1/30/2008 | BK | Par loan trading volume declined in late 2007, ClearPar data finds
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1/30/2008 | BK | Xtract Research launches credit agreement service
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1/29/2008 | DD | Alvarez & Marsal Real Estate forms team to advise office, retail and apartment developers
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1/29/2008 | DD | Turnaround Management to honor Bergen, Lepak
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1/28/2008 | CV | Morgan Joseph establishes convertible securities capital markets unit, names Streiter managing director
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1/28/2008 | MU | Heartland Advisors gets cease and desist order from SEC
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1/25/2008 | SP | S&P launches dividend strategy indexes
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1/25/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,453.6 billion, up $7.4 billion
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1/24/2008 | DD | Montgomery McCracken adds O'Neil to bankruptcy and reorganization practice
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1/24/2008 | MU | Chapman and Cutler name McGree and Trofa as co-chairs of public finance
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1/22/2008 | BKDDHY | Highland Credit Strategies says rights offering oversubscribed
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1/18/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,446.3 billion, down $2.2 billion
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1/17/2008 | SPSS | S&P creates new arbitrage index family to be first in a series
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1/16/2008 | BK | LSTA elects 2008 board of directors; Tom Newberry named chair
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1/16/2008 | DD | Publicly traded bankruptcies climb to 78 in 2007, tracking site reports
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1/15/2008 | CVHYIG | Debt maturities in 2008 to increase by 14% over previous year, S&P report says
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1/15/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes creates new faith-based index for Hindus, Buddhists
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1/15/2008 | SP | SEC approves NYSE proposed rule change relating to equity index-linked securities
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1/15/2008 | BKHYIG | RBC Capital Markets appoints Pichler head of U.S. fixed income and currencies
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1/14/2008 | BK | LCDX 9 index trade volume is over $36 billion in December
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1/14/2008 | BKCVHY | Oppenheimer buys major portion of CIBC World Markets' U.S. capital markets businesses
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1/14/2008 | CVSS | Marathon Asset Management renames global convertible strategy, expands portfolio management team
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1/14/2008 | SP | Dow Jones Indexes creates new index linked to Omani stock market
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1/11/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,449.0 billion, up $3.6 billion
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1/11/2008 | BKHYSS | Debt commitments grand total: $137 billion, plus C$34 billion
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1/11/2008 | BKHYSS | Junk, leveraged loans face $137 billion overhang; banks still hold $70 billion, face $67 billion committed
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1/10/2008 | BKHY | Blackstone to acquire GSO Capital Partners for $930 million in cash and units
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1/10/2008 | CVEMHYSS | Hedge funds see $21.8 billion inflows in November despite worst loss since May 2006
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1/9/2008 | BKDDHYSS | Kohlberg Capital announces acquisition of Scott's Cove
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1/8/2008 | DD | Sheppard Mullin names Margaret M. Mann partner in finance and bankruptcy practice group
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1/8/2008 | IG | Pioneer Investments launches investment-grade bond fund
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1/8/2008 | SP | S&P debuts index that tracks a short position in the S&P 500
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1/4/2008 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $1,445.8 billion, up $12.4 billion
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1/4/2008 | DD | Turnaround Management Association 2008 officers begin terms
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1/2/2008 | BK | LCDX 9 index trade volume is over $75 billion in November
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1/2/2008 | CV | Strong new issuance, record inflows marked convertibles market for 2007, Lehman says
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1/2/2008 | HY | Lehman reckons that $76 billion LBO backlog will translate into $45-$55 billion of 2008 issuance
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