12/17/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $903.1 billion, up $3.2 billion
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12/16/2004 | EM | ING Bank makes promotions in Asia
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12/16/2004 | HY | U.S. high yield issuance 2003-2004
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12/10/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $900.1 billion, down $1.8 billion
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12/8/2004 | EM | External shock vulnerability keeps sovereigns from playing in debt markets, says IMF working paper
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12/8/2004 | EM | ING predicts record bond Asian issuance in 2005
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12/7/2004 | BK | Loans may see rating upgrades as Moody's study finds that losses are less than similarly rated bond losses
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12/3/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $901.8 billion, up $6.3 billion
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12/1/2004 | BKCVDDHY | High-yield credit default swaps often fail to protect against distressed exchanges, Fitch warns
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12/1/2004 | CV | Citigroup: Convertible issuance trends in 2004, while bleak versus 2003, appear positive for 2005
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12/1/2004 | CV | Merrill: Convertible returns year to date up 7% versus 0.9% gain for convertible hedge returns
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11/30/2004 | EM | Emerging markets ready to absorb next year's new supply, says IMF
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11/29/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $894.3 billion, down $0.9 billion
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11/22/2004 | BKDD | Model net operating loss order being finalized
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11/19/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $895.5 billion, down $0.7 billion
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11/18/2004 | EM | World Bank, IMF launch online external debt database
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11/16/2004 | BK | CSFB trader Chad Hersch to join Royal Bank of Scotland loan sales group
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11/15/2004 | BK | Fed survey says loan credit standards and terms continue to ease, demand continues to pick up
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11/12/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $897.2 billion, down $3.8 billion
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11/9/2004 | BK | Loan standards ease over the course of a year, OCC survey finds
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11/9/2004 | BK | S&P launches European Leveraged Loan Index
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11/9/2004 | EM | Standard & Poor's expands local presence in China
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11/8/2004 | HY | Morgan Joseph hires Michael Lingvall as specialist in secondary private placements
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11/5/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $901.6 billion, up $5.5 billion
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11/4/2004 | BK | Prudential names Tuttle as leveraged loan portfolio manager
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11/1/2004 | CV | CoCo exchanges steadily trickle in, holders upset about lack of incentives
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10/29/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $896.2 billion, up $2.3 billion
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10/26/2004 | DD | Canadian steelworkers ask government to put workers ahead of other stakeholders
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10/22/2004 | BK | Bank debt pros: Second-lien loans are up-and-coming investment opportunity
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10/22/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $893.5 billion, up $4.0 billion
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10/21/2004 | BK | Syndicated bank loan market seen continuing to grow as investment asset class
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10/21/2004 | BKHY | BNP appoints Edith Aviles de Kostes managing director in leveraged finance
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10/20/2004 | BK | BNP Paribas Leveraged Funds closes on new CLO to invest in European LBO debt
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10/15/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $889.7 billion, down $3.5 billion
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10/13/2004 | BKEM | Calyon names Rodrigo Gracia as VP in loan syndication to focus on Latin America
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10/12/2004 | BK | LSTA and S&P launch loan Cusip and Cusip-based ISIN numbers service
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10/12/2004 | BKDD | Second-lien loans gain popularity but could disappoint in default situation, S&P says
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10/8/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $892.2 billion, up $2.1 billion
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10/5/2004 | HY | SG corporate and investment banking expands high-yield business into Europe
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10/4/2004 | EMHY | Calyon appoints Tim Hall as global head of high-yield debt and leveraged finance
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10/1/2004 | EM | IMF discusses merits of policy signaling instrument
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10/1/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $890.1 billion, down $3.5 billion
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9/30/2004 | CV | New accounting rule for CoCo convertibles adopted; exchanges anticipated; calendar now seen mounting
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9/30/2004 | CVDDHY | Trace price reporting expands to 17,000 bonds Friday
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9/28/2004 | CV | Goldman Sachs suggests proposed changes to CoCo convertible accounting rule be expanded
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9/24/2004 | CV | Lehman analyst: New convertibles move stock sharply in first two days, regardless of marketing period
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9/24/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $889.2 billion, up $1.3 billion
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9/23/2004 | CV | SEC bars Edward Strafaci from securities industry
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9/23/2004 | BKHY | Wachovia appoints Elton Vogel, Eric Lloyd co-heads of leveraged finance origination
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9/20/2004 | CV | BMO Nesbitt Burns hires Luke Seabrook, Duncan Marks for new equity-linked group
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9/17/2004 | CV | RBC Capital hires Prendergast, White, Winaker to head convertible group
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9/17/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $889.2 billion, up $1.3 billion
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9/15/2004 | BKDD | Syndicated loan quality shows "major improvement," regulators say
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9/15/2004 | EM | Barclays names Lima head of investment banking for Brazil
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9/15/2004 | EM | Emerging markets investors underestimating impact of rate hike, says Fitch
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9/15/2004 | EM | Strong fundamentals ease emerging markets' transition to rising rates, IMF says
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9/15/2004 | CVHY | Advent Capital hires Hanson as senior credit analyst
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9/15/2004 | BK | BNP Paribas hires Sullivan to head energy financing team
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9/14/2004 | BK | Calyon appoints Amy Trapp as managing director and head of the loan syndication structuring team
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9/14/2004 | BKHY | BNP appoints Adam Glucksman as head of transaction development in the Leveraged Finance Group
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9/10/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $887.8 billion, down $1.9 billion
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9/10/2004 | CV | Merrill: Regal-Beloit, Axcan, Global Imaging convertibles would suffer biggest price correction in takeover event
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9/8/2004 | DD | Chanin Capital hires Aria co-founder Cullen in Los Angeles
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9/8/2004 | BKCVDDEMHY | Credit default swap usage up 71% on trading activity, Fitch says
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9/3/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $889.9 billion, up $4.9 billion
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8/27/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $886.3 billion, up $1.9 billion
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8/25/2004 | CV | Merrill pitches global convertibles to traditional equity investors for greater returns, less risk
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8/20/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $883.3 billion, up $1.1 billion
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8/18/2004 | EM | Emerging market debt trading down 5% to $997 billion in second quarter
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8/18/2004 | BKHY | European debt markets show signs of maturation through pricing, widening investor base, Fitch says
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8/16/2004 | BK | July survey says loan credit standards, lending terms ease, demand on the rise
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8/16/2004 | HY | BNP Paribas hires three for New York high-yield business
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8/13/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $887.1 billion, up $0.3 billion
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8/12/2004 | EM | Efforts to prevent debt-rollover crises are looking at the wrong problems, says IMF working paper
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8/11/2004 | CV | Convertible liquidations moderate in wake of Lipper scandal, which is seen as leveling the playing field
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8/11/2004 | EM | Local investors, not overseas mutual funds key to emerging markets stability, say IMF researchers
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8/6/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $886.7 billion, up $1.3 billion
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8/3/2004 | CV | Merrill notes negative net issuance of $5 billion year to date on slack in July, heavy redemptions
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8/2/2004 | CV | Citigroup analyst cites CoCo issue, soggy stock market for falloff in deal flow
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8/2/2004 | CV | Merrill analyst: Convertible market value lost 4% in July on slack new-issue flow, market downturn
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8/2/2004 | BKHY | Junk bonds of companies with high non-cash earnings items underperform, Criterion says
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7/30/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $885.9 billion, up $3.9 billion
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7/30/2004 | HY | MacKay Shields adds Pareto Partners to high-yield team
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7/28/2004 | BK | Nuveen raises about $450 million in IPO of bank debt focused fund
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7/28/2004 | DDHY | NASD fines Goldman, Deutsche Bank, Miller Tabak Roberts, Citigroup for high-yield trading violations
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7/27/2004 | HY | Jefferies hires high-yield research analyst Brett Levy
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7/26/2004 | BKDD | TD trader Mark Sorenson moving to Cargill
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7/20/2004 | EM | ING names Stephen Briones country head of Thailand
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7/19/2004 | BKCVDDHY | Little change in corporate leverage amid lack of incentive, S&P says
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7/16/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $879.8 billion, up $3.4 billion
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7/16/2004 | DD | Jefferies expands restructuring business, sends U.S. group co-head to London
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7/16/2004 | BKHY | Carlyle closes on new $400 million bank loan fund
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7/13/2004 | BKCVHY | Growing revenues, profits driving decline in leverage, Fitch says
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7/9/2004 | CV | Barclays analysts find only Siemens euro convertible exposed to proposed CoCo dilution rule
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7/9/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $876.1 billion, down $7.1 billion
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7/9/2004 | CV | Merrill analysts see small cap, busted converts most vulnerable to proposed CoCo dilution rule
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7/8/2004 | EM | Deutsche Bank names Leahy head of Asian syndicate for global markets
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7/8/2004 | EM | IDEAglobal hires Krohn as senior economist, names Bernal head of Latin America research
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7/7/2004 | EMHY | British insurers look to improve standards, transparency in European bond market
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7/7/2004 | CV | New CoCo rule may be a "pothole" for issuance, but market observers say it's not a huge deterrent
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7/6/2004 | CV | Lehman analysts see CoCo dilution accounting rule very likely, perhaps within next 6-8 weeks
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7/2/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $881.3 billion, up $0.4 billion
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7/2/2004 | CV | Convertible deal size continues to shrink as June's average drops to $167 million, Citigroup says
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7/2/2004 | CV | Contingent convertibles draw FASB's attention
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7/1/2004 | CV | Midyear Update: Some see 2004 convertible outright returns lagging earlier expectations of 10% area
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7/1/2004 | EM | New issuance techniques could prevent self-fulfilling financial crises, IMF research says
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6/30/2004 | CV | Midyear Update: Convertible pros cut 2004 issuance forecast by $10-$20 billion to $50-$70 billion area
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6/28/2004 | EM | Deleveraging eases risk of market correction but high inflation still a risk, IMF says
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6/28/2004 | EM | Asian dollar-denominated issuance to rise in second half, predicts ING
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6/25/2004 | BK | Eaton Vance floating-rate income trust IPO raises $680 million
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6/25/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $880.7 billion, up $6.0 billion
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6/23/2004 | EMHY | Pioneer Investments adds global high yield to Luxembourg fund offerings
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6/21/2004 | EM | Emerging market appetite down, says S&P
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6/18/2004 | BK | Nuveen plans public offering of new floating-rate bank-loan fund
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6/18/2004 | CV | Convertible pros ask about busted issues, callable names vis-à-vis interest rates: Lehman analyst
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6/18/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $874.7 billion, down $1.9 billion
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6/17/2004 | CV | Lehman convertible analysts reschedule conference call on interest rates to noon Friday
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6/16/2004 | BK | JPMorgan and Mark-it launch pricing on individual assets for CDOs
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6/16/2004 | CV | Lehman: Convertibles overall would drop 1.73% on a 100 bps shift in Treasury curve
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6/16/2004 | HY | Harris Nesbitt high-yield sales and trading hires Foresta, Wehrlin and Chiriaco
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6/15/2004 | DD | PricewaterhouseCoopers sees fewer companies filing for Chapter 11
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6/15/2004 | EM | ING names Versavel country head for South Korea
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6/10/2004 | CV | Lehman: New-issue convertible terms cheapened to 2.27% from 1.75% in May
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6/10/2004 | DD | Japanese banks, distressed debt investors at odds over valuing loans, IMF researchers say
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6/10/2004 | HY | BNP Paribas names Manna managing director in leveraged finance group
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6/9/2004 | BK | Companies claim banks continue to link credit access with additional business, AFP survey finds
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6/8/2004 | DD | Kroll expands restructuring business in France, Germany
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6/8/2004 | BKCVHY | Credit default swap market hampered by lack of liquidity, Fitch says
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6/7/2004 | EM | Deutsche Bank hires new head of global market sales in Brazil
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6/7/2004 | EM | ING names Wickham director of Asia debt market research
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6/7/2004 | EM | Moody's buys majority stake in Russian rating agency Interfax
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6/4/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $877.1 billion, up $3.7 billion
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6/2/2004 | EM | Emerging market debt trading volume rises 3% in the first quarter, says EMTA
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6/2/2004 | HY | Morgan Joseph names Wall Street veteran Fischer head of high-yield capital markets
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5/28/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $873.2 billion, up $2.2 billion
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5/21/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $871.1 billion, down $0.7 billion
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5/18/2004 | CV | Citigroup lowers 2004 convertible return estimate to flat from 10% area due to higher interest rate climate
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5/17/2004 | CV | Merrill analyst finds opportunity in convertibles that could see call premium expand on higher rates
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5/17/2004 | DD | Reorganized companies' equity fares better over a longer period, Bear Stearns analyst says
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5/14/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $871.9 billion, down $7.6 billion
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5/14/2004 | CV | Vanguard closes convertibles fund after assets double
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5/13/2004 | EM | Credit rationing exists for emerging markets countries, IMF researcher finds
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5/11/2004 | BK | Deutsche commits to new T+10 funding timeline for primary deals
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5/7/2004 | BK | Senior Loan Survey: Demand for commercial, industrial loans continues rise as terms, standards ease
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5/7/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $879.2 billion, up $6.3 billion
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5/7/2004 | CV | Convertibles suffer worst month since September 2002, Citigroup says
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5/6/2004 | DDHY | Clearstream, BondCom seek improved tender/restructuring issuer communications with investors
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5/4/2004 | BKDD | Investors allowed to trade equity, some debt of bankrupt companies under new NOL order
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5/4/2004 | EM | ING names Hahm new head of debt capital markets for Asia
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5/4/2004 | EM | Outstanding emerging market debt to expand this year, Merrill Lynch predicts
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5/4/2004 | DDHY | New MCI bonds may affect managers' strategies, Bear Stearns says
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4/30/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $872.7 billion, down $4.8 billion
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4/28/2004 | BK | Imperial Capital appoints Amy Siskind as head of bank debt department
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4/28/2004 | EM | Bargaining power drives divergent policies of new European Union members, IMF researchers say
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4/27/2004 | EM | U.S. Treasury's Taylor cautiously optimistic on Latin America despite rising rates
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4/23/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $878.8 billion, up $1.6 billion
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4/21/2004 | CV | Citigroup analyst: Estimates for convertible returns expected to hold up in rising rate environment
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4/20/2004 | BK | Increased volume expected in asset-based loans as instrument gains acceptance, Fitch says
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4/19/2004 | EM | East Asian central banks outline plans for local-currency bond fund
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4/19/2004 | EM | ING hires Brett Williams for Asian debt market research
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4/16/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $880.7 billion, up $1.6 billion
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4/16/2004 | DDHY | Jefferies hires David Lofts to enhance European high-yield capability
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4/14/2004 | BK | Highland Capital to acquire Columbia Management's Bank Loan Asset Management business
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4/13/2004 | EM | Trade openness critical to decreasing domestic volatility, IMF study finds
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4/12/2004 | CV | Deutsche hires Donald Sung for convertibles
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4/12/2004 | EM | Emerging market issuance outlook hinges on external factors, S&P says
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4/12/2004 | HY | Schroders hires De Young
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4/12/2004 | BKHY | KKR registers $750 million fund to lend to private companies
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4/12/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $878.4 billion, down $6.7 billion
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4/8/2004 | CV | Gabelli fund manager points to the east, Japan in fact, for convertibles to best global benchmarks
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4/7/2004 | EM | Barclays Capital adds six directors in emerging markets
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4/6/2004 | EM | Emerging markets face a benign outlook, but IMF says risks still remain
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4/6/2004 | EM | Emerging markets need to develop corporate bond issuance, says IMF
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4/2/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $890.8 billion, down $1.1 billion
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4/2/2004 | CV | Merrill: Convertibles best stocks in March; junk issues beat high grades, counter to straight bonds
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4/1/2004 | BK | Hartford Investment Management to add bank loan portfolio team
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3/26/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $891.9 billion, down $2.6 billion
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3/26/2004 | BK | First Trust/Four Corners plans bank loan fund
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3/24/2004 | CV | S&P: Convertible issuance benefits from low rates, hampered by stock gains
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3/23/2004 | EM | JP Morgan starts Russia corporate bond index
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3/19/2004 | BK | Commercial and industrial loans $894.5 billion, down $1.1 billion
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3/17/2004 | CV | Deutsche finds several European convertibles with possible takeover upside
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3/16/2004 | EM | ING names Condon head of Asian financial markets research
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3/15/2004 | BKHY | Jefferies adds private placement debt capability
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3/11/2004 | CV | Acuity Capital receives investment from JPMorgan incubator
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3/11/2004 | EM | Deutsche Bank names Ghezzi head of Latin America strategy
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3/9/2004 | CV | Citigroup analyst: Duration adjustments may be needed for interest rate sensitive convertibles
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3/8/2004 | CV | Citigroup convertible analyst suggests several tech, telecom convertibles in "over-hedged" space
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2/26/2004 | DD | Chapter 11 filings decline in 2003, says Administrative Office of U.S. Courts
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2/24/2004 | BK | Deutsche Bank picks Michael Paasche as head of loan products
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2/23/2004 | HY | T. Rowe Price closes $3.9 billion high-yield fund
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2/18/2004 | HY | Barclays launches C$110 million investment-grade and high-yield fund
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2/17/2004 | HY | High-yield first timers continue to enter market, S&P says
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2/10/2004 | BK | Nuveen gearing up for public offering of new senior bank loan floating-rate fund
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2/6/2004 | CV | Citigroup analysts: Issuance signs still bullish; 1Q could bring 5% correction, volatility spike
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2/6/2004 | BK | Apollo plans $575 million closed-end fund to lend to middle-market companies
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2/5/2004 | CV | Mellon HBV starts convertible arbitrage
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2/4/2004 | CV | M&A activity in 2004 already ahead of expectations: CreditSights analysts
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2/3/2004 | BK | Loan demand on the rise, credit standards continue to ease, loan officer survey says
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2/3/2004 | BK | The Blackstone Group closes on $1.022 billion collateralized loan obligation fund
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1/30/2004 | CV | "Convertopia" not probable, but 2004 still looks positive for euro converts: Barclays
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1/30/2004 | CV | Dilution risk from contingent conversion triggers on convertibles rising: Lehman analyst
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1/30/2004 | CV | Credit analyst steps back from tech sector enthusiasm in 2004
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1/28/2004 | BKDD | Dresdner Bank's IRU division sells €1.9 billion portfolio of performing and distressed loans
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1/26/2004 | DD | Crossroads hires Tittle as principal in Dallas office
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1/26/2004 | CV | Deutsche analyst finds $29.8 billion of convertibles with call, put risk in 2004
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1/23/2004 | BK | LSTA elects CSFB's Pollard board chair; BofA's Stewart, Lehman's Lies co-vice chairs
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1/23/2004 | CV | Merrill convertible analyst suggests adjusting duration for interest rate risk immunization
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1/20/2004 | HY | Harris Nesbitt hires Phaneuf, Schiaffino for high-yield group
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1/20/2004 | BKCVDDHY | Fitch hires St. Denis as accounting analyst
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1/15/2004 | HY | High-yield issuance to rise 2.5% in 2004, Bond Market Association survey finds
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1/14/2004 | BK | Franklin Advisers appoints Richard Hsu as manager of all floating-rate debt products
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1/13/2004 | CV | Citigroup European convertible analyst sees 25% chance of widening credit spreads, falling volatility
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1/9/2004 | CVHY | NASD announces new Trace 50 list
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1/8/2004 | CV | Lehman sees 2004 convertible returns of 8-9%, modest issuance in the $70-80 billion area
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1/6/2004 | BK | S&P to launch syndicated loan CUSIP service in February
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1/5/2004 | CV | Merrill's base case 2004 convertibles view sees outrights up 6-9%, hedges adding 4%
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1/2/2004 | CV | Merrill convertible analyst: Convertible returns up 24% in 2003 - the biggest gain since 1999
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1/2/2004 | CV | Citigroup convertible analyst notes strong 2003 new issue finish likely to spill into 2004
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1/2/2004 | CV | Merrill convertible analyst notes rich secondary market helped with growth
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1/2/2004 | HY | Shocks represent the rule in high-yield market, not the exception, says Fridson
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1/1/2004 | CV | Convertible returns for 2004 seen in 10% area; hedge funds expect gains in volatility boost
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1/1/2004 | HY | Roaring high-yield new issue market seen staying strong in first quarter - but outlook uncertain after that
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1/1/2004 | HY | Emerging markets issuance seen at $15 billion in January
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1/1/2004 | BK | Leveraged loan demand to outpace supply in 2004 as bond market slows, CLOs, funds find loans attractive
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1/1/2004 | HY | Cable, fallen angel names are likely major forces in Europe's 2004 high yield new issues
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1/1/2004 | BK | Net leveraged loan issuance seen on the rise in 2004
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1/1/2004 | HY | High-yield mutual funds see $206.3 million inflow for week ending Dec. 23
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1/1/2004 | CV | Convertible pros anticipate 2004 issuance in $80 billion area, largely driven by M&A
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1/1/2004 | HY | High yield secondary surprised in 2003; moderate but respectable returns seen for 2004
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12/19/2003 | CV | Citigroup analysts expect 2004 convertible new issue pace to dip from 2003 to about $80 billion
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