Cornerstone Research Experts in Focus: Andrea Eisfeldt
Spending New York’s $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Funds
Podcast: Credit Funds: Credit Default Swaps in the Distressed Limelight
[WEBINAR] Developing FEMA Compliant Procurement Procedures
2017 West Virginia Legislative Update For Employers
How Leading Philippine Companies are Using Bonds to Their Advantage
Can I collect my judgment if the other side is appealing?
Bill on Bankruptcy: US Airways Need a Merger More than AMR
Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring?
Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing
Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case
Bill on Bankruptcy: MF Global Creditors Undeterred by Low Value
Bill on Bankruptcy: Will 2013 Be Kind To The Bankruptcy Bar?
Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors
On 14 March 2024, China’s National Development and Reform and Commission (NDRC) issued a consultation paper soliciting public comments on its proposed rules providing support for the incurrence of the medium- and long-term...more
Two recent landmark decisions provide valuable guidance on this commonly used form of credit enhancement. Keepwell deeds have in recent years grown into a common form of credit enhancement used by companies in mainland...more
The pandemic’s impact may be subsiding, but businesses are encountering new challenges across the globe, including the potential for an economic retrenchment, rising interest rates, shifting regulatory and litigation...more
In early September 2021, the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, the central bank of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), announced the impending launch of two new cross-border investment schemes: Wealth...more
Jobs Report Friday again! Here’s what we’re looking for in the February numbers, which are expected to be relatively modest...more
A quieter bond market was music to the markets’ ears on Monday, and they responded with their best day since last June...more
Tesla dropped an incredible $1.5 billion on bitcoin on Monday “and signaled its intent to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of payment, sending prices to a record after the vote of confidence from the EV leader and...more
In a House Select Subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called for more Congressional action to provide coronavirus relief and promised a White House initiative to protect renters from eviction....more
Twitter will pay the Federal Trade Commission up to $250 million to “resolve new charges . . . that the social media giant breached a 2011 consent decree by using data provided for security purposes to target users with...more
Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy has filed for bankruptcy, “unable to overcome a mountain of debt that became unsustainable after a decade of stubbornly low gas prices.” The company grew wildly in the early 2000s under...more
U.S. stocks continue to tumble, sinking by “8.1% at the open, triggering a 15-minute trading halt;” “Brent crude sank below $30 a barrel;” treasuries surged despite major moves from the Federal Reserve; and market sentiment...more
Popular app-based dating services—from Tinder to OkCupid to Grindr—are the subject of unwanted scrutiny this week after a report by the Norwegian Consumer Council that they’re “spreading user information like dating choices...more
T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more
Saudi Aramco’s slow trickle of IPO-related information continued this weekend, including its goal of setting overall company market value at a staggering $1.7 trillion. The figure, though massive, is still well short of the...more
Dean Foods, the largest milk company in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection, a “fresh setback to a U.S. dairy industry struggling against declining U.S. milk consumption and rising competition.” Industry experts...more
The ECB was even more aggressive than expected in its moves to “head off a downturn before it gained momentum,” cutting a key interest rate and reviving “a money-printing program.” At the same time, the central bank “issued...more
A volatile August on Wall Street has insiders asking whether we should be taking our cues from 1998 or 2007. With that in mind, our financial term of the week is “countercyclical capital buffer,” a wonkish special for you...more
Les Wexner, the billionaire CEO of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works parent company L Brands, has accused his former money manager and confidant, Jeffrey Epstein, of misappropriating “vast sums of money” from Wexner and...more
HSBC chief John Flint is out just 18 months after he assumed the role as head of the London-based bank, likely due to clashes with Board Chair Mark Tucker and the lender’s focus on expanding in China. HSBC also announced it...more
The announcement itself isn’t a shock, but given the potential players, it’s headline-worthy anyway: the DOJ announced yesterday that it’s officially opening an antitrust probe into Big Tech companies and “whether they had...more
In March 2017, the London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”) announced a new debt multilateral trading facility (“MTF”) targeted at institutional and professional investors, the International Securities Market (the “ISM”). The ISM...more
The latest on Uber’s Friday IPO includes new details on its anticipated pricing, which for now looks to come in at the midpoint of its $44-50/share range [though demand is probably strong enough for the company to shoot for...more
The Fed made news when it backed off of its plan to keep regular rate hikes going in 2019, and the decision has done far more than just make Wall Street happy for a day. Here’s a look at how the financial world has reacted...more
California’s trouble-plagued Pacific Gas & Electric utility has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing debts of more than $51.7 billion....more
I wish I had some better news for you heading into Christmas, but Wall Street was not in the holiday spirit, with all major indices diving another 2% or so on Thursday....more