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Granular Investments is a specialist advisor on credit risk transfer through insurance, structured finance and other solutions. Established in October 2008 by experienced senior banking and insurance executives, we design risk transfer and capital relief solutions for banks with a focus on granular assets.
The team at Granular Invesments has a proven track record in providing protection on Eur 60 billion of residential mortgages across Europe.
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- Further further reading22 February 2012, 9:42 pm
For the commute home,- Reactions to Obama’s corporate tax proposal.- Calculated Risk on existing home sales and inventory.- Guerrilla libraries invade Manhattan phone booths.......
- Double trouble in TVIX22 February 2012, 6:12 pm
What on earth is going on with the TVIX ETN?Last week we pointed out that there has been a hugely unusual rush into the double volatility ETN — which is managed by VelocityShares...... - Twist again, again?22 February 2012, 6:00 pm
Given the recent improving economic data in the US, the consensus likelihood of getting QE3 later this year seems to have gone from probable to uncertain.Obviously it all depends...... - Will the Greece CDS auction be ‘fair’? — Part 222 February 2012, 5:39 pm
The use of collective action clauses in Greek bonds, as part of the country’s sovereign restructuring, seems set to trigger credit default swaps. For the $3.2bn of net notional...... - Will the Greece CDS auction be ‘fair’? — Part 122 February 2012, 5:11 pm
Are you feeling relieved that the whole CDS trigger debate for Greece might be over? Well, you may have been relieved too soon. There may well be a big, nasty hitch.A hitch...... - Urgent sovereign action required22 February 2012, 4:27 pm
No, not sovereign debt or something even vaguely related. We’re talking here about input from Her Majesty The Queen.Consider Lord James of Blackheath, speaking in the House...... - “Bond market returns are about as attractive as following a plague of locusts across a field of corn”22 February 2012, 1:10 pm
Presenting, a public plea to portfolio managers from Kit Juckes, head of currency strategy at SocGen (our emphasis):I’ve attached a piece on month-end flows and pension......
- Former Kaupthing chiefs indicted23 February 2012, 12:29 am
Indictment on charges of fraud and market manipulation marks the latest phase of the inquiry into the collapse of the Icelandic banking system... - VTB plea for central bank liquidity boost22 February 2012, 11:01 pm
Fast-growing Russian bank in talks with central bank over group’s inability to fund loan growth necessary to sustain trajectory of economic expansion... - RBS bonus cuts offset by big salary increases22 February 2012, 10:28 pm
RBS will on Thursday reveal that it boosted fixed pay and benefits in its investment banking division by about a third in 2011... - Errors threaten SFO’s reputation22 February 2012, 9:28 pm
The investigation into the Tchenguiz brothers threatens not only the SFO probe into the property investors, but also the reputation of the watchdog... - SFO admits Tchenguiz case errors22 February 2012, 8:46 pm
Property tycoon receives apology after information was ‘inadvertently miscast’ when obtaining warrants during investigation into Kaupthing... - Iceland bank establishes covered bond plan22 February 2012, 8:34 pm
Arion, the bank created from the assets of failed Kaupthing, has established a €1bn international covered bond programme... - Morgan Stanley veterans plan advisory boutique22 February 2012, 8:26 pm
Move underscores difficulties large securities firms face as they are vulnerable to conflicts of interest concerns...
- Property market: quarter of house buyers are first-timers22 February 2012, 8:08 am
The first-time buyer proportion of the housing market has reached an eight-month high as people rush to make the most of a stamp duty holiday before it runs out, estate agents have said.... - Mortgage lending jumps as stamp duty holiday nears end20 February 2012, 5:27 pm
Mortgage lending jumped 10pc in January compared with the same month last year as first-time buyers rushed to complete deals before the end of a stamp duty amnesty next month.... - Are inflation-linked savers still worth it?20 February 2012, 2:33 pm
Index-linked accounts were heavily sold just as inflation peaked - not the only case of rotten timing.... - Mortgage lending falls by £200m in January20 February 2012, 10:03 am
Mortgage lending fell to £10.5bn in January, though is 10pc higher than last year.... - House prices: sellers up their asking prices20 February 2012, 7:15 am
The housing market has seen a "surprisingly strong" spring bounce after sellers upped their asking prices by the highest monthly jump for a decade.... - Home ownership is lowest since the 1980s20 February 2012, 7:00 am
Home ownership in England has hit its lowest level since 1988, new figures show, as young people struggle to make it onto the property ladder.... - How to get on the property ladder before you hit 3019 February 2012, 7:00 am
We talk to two people in their twenties on how they can best save for the future....
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