Tag: subprime

Book Review

How books on the subprime crisis stack up

We sift through some of the most-discussed books on the subprime crisis: Robert Shiller's The Subprime Solution, Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money and Michael Lewis's The ...

By Anuja Agarwal | 12 January 2011

View Point

The subprime crisis isn't a black swan

The current crisis has more than a few similarities with the Asian financial crisis when it comes to causes and symptoms, and just like 10 years ago in Asia, the post-bubble ...

By Chi Lo | 15 October 2008

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Subprime: Markets may continue to fall

Two of Ernst & Young's top executives say that when the markets re-open, financial instruments will become more complex and will require stronger regulation.

By Sameera Anand | 15 April 2008

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Capital injections needed to save US banks

Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute in Tokyo, discusses the grim parallels between the US and Japan, including the need for unconditional capital ...

By Dan Slater | 31 March 2008

Business Moves

All eyes on UBS

The post-mortem on the credit crunch is already underway at UBS as institutional shareholders attack risk management and foreign capital infusions.

By Dan Slater | 12 February 2008

Debt

Moody's warns of less stable ratings in Asia

The number of Asian corporate ratings with a negative outlook has increased sharply in the fourth quarter, the ratings agency says.

By Anette Jönsson | 20 December 2007

M&A

China extends lifeline to Morgan Stanley

China Investment Corporation helps Morgan Stanley to stem its losses with a $5 billion capital infusion. Meanwhile, CEO John Mack agrees to forego his 2007 bonus.

By Sameera Anand | 20 December 2007

View Point

Walker: US facing biggest credit crunch ever

The US is facing its biggest crisis since 1929 and major suppliers like China will suffer collateral damage, says CLSA’s chief economist Jim Walker.

By Dan Slater | 18 September 2007

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China's exposure to subprime crisis limited, says economist

China's direct exposure to the US subprime crisis is limited, argues Chi Lo, head of Ping An Asset Management, but exports will suffer.

By Chi Lo | 18 September 2007

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Bruner: We are at an inflexion point in subprime crisis

Robert Bruner has just published a book on the 1907 financial crisis. So what does this expert think about the current bout of volatility? Just how bad could things get?

By Steven Irvine | 7 September 2007

Polls

FinanceAsia poll delivers verdict on subprime impact

A readers' poll reveals cautious optimism about Asia's economic prospects, but nearly half of all respondents believe the subprime crisis could lead to a US recession.

By Steven Irvine | 6 September 2007

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ANZ's chief economist makes subprime predictions

Asia should prove resilient in the wake of the US subprime lending crisis, reckons ANZ's Melbourne-based chief economist, Saul Eslake.

By Steven Irvine | 5 September 2007

Debt

Subprime impact on banks limited, says Fitch

A survey by the ratings agency finds that Asian banks have little direct exposure to subprime-backed structured securities.

By Rosie Slater | 24 August 2007

View Point

Risk manager airs credit-crunch fears

The head of credit risk at an investment bank argues financial institutions in Asia will not be immune to the subprime fallout.

By Simon Osborne | 17 August 2007

Editor's Desk

Typhoons and the subprime market crash

What does a Hong Kong typhoon have to do with the US subprime debacle, crashing Asian equity markets and the price of gold?

By Steven Irvine | 17 August 2007

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