Correlation wins out in 2007
Correlation funds took advantage of difficult conditions in the second half of of 2007

In search of European distress
Most of the new breed of distressed credit funds are targeting mainly US assets. Tikehau sees opportunities closer to home

Tested by the storm
Cairn Capital’s experience in adverse conditions and its broad base of strategies could help it sail through the choppy waters ahead

Looking for the local angle
After a year of double digit growth, investors in emerging markets local currency debt will have to work harder for returns

What is it all worth?
Valuations are never more important than when markets are illiquid. How have credit hedge fund managers coped with a world where dealers are reluctant to provide quotes?

Bringing analytical firepower to complex assets
Bringing analytical firepower to complex assets

Opportunities to get close to a hedge fund
Many a CLO manager wants to be a hot-shot hedge fund manager. Credit opportunity funds offer a way to build a track record

Managed synthetics grow up
Managed synthetics grow up

The market where size matters
Who are the biggest cash CDO managers? It's an important question in a market where size brings advantages

The great asset feast of 2006 - cash CDO league tables
Cash CDO volumes more than doubled in 2006 with issuance up across almost every category

2006 CDO league tables - synthetic CDO volumes explode
Synthetic CDO issuance doubled last year according to Creditflux Data+. The total notional of tranches traded was $450 billion – up from $224 billion in 2005. That rapid growth puts synthetic CDO volumes clearly ahead of the $414 billion of cash CDO issuance last year

End view: Playing by the rules
End view: Playing by the rules

End view: You need to be nimble
End view: You need to be nimble

End view: Don't forget about the loans
End view: Don't forget about the loans

End view: Credaris: Riding with the bumps
End view: Credaris: Riding with the bumps

End view: How to add alpha in EM
End view: How to add alpha in EM

Special report: The dash to senior
Special report: The dash to senior

End view: On the hunt for CDO value: Dynamic Credit Partners
End view: On the hunt for CDO value: Dynamic Credit Partners

Special report: Managed single-tranches make their mark
Special report: Managed single-tranches make their mark

Special report: CDO^2 deals shed their ABS figleaf
Special report: CDO^2 deals shed their ABS figleaf

End view: Scaling peaks of tranche liquidity
End view: Scaling peaks of tranche liquidity

Special report: Portfolio volumes grow after slow start
Special report: Portfolio volumes grow after slow start

Special report: Sovereign trading gains ground
Special report: Sovereign trading gains ground

Special report: Dealers embrace the fine art of delta-hedging
Special report: Dealers embrace the fine art of delta-hedging

League table report
League table report