Zombies: Ranks of World’s Most Debt-Hobbled Firms Soaring, and Not All Will Survive June 13, 2024 By Bernard Condon They are called zombies, companies so laden with debt that they are just stumbling by on the brink of survival,...
Debt Insurance Staging a Comeback with Investors As Distressed Situations Increase May 30, 2019 By Katie Linsell Corporate debt insurance that fell out of favor after the financial crisis is returning to vogue as default rates rise...
Federal Reserve Again Warns About Increase in High-Risk Company Debt May 7, 2019 By Jesse Hamilton and Craig Torres The Federal Reserve escalated its warnings about the perils ofleveraged loan Monday, saying firms with the worst credit profiles are...
Concerned Bankers, Investors Warn Federal Reserve About Leveraged Credit Market November 28, 2018 By Jonathan Spicer and Howard Schneider Bankers, executives and investors are warning Federal Reserve officials behind closed doors that record leveraged lending to companies from lightly-regulated...
CLO Fever: Small Insurer Bets Big on Booming Leveraged Loan Market November 27, 2018 By Sally Bakewell Advantage Insurance of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is no one’s idea of a financial colossus. But this little insurance company...
Swiss Re Hikes Corporate Debt Holdings, Cuts Risky Government Bonds June 17, 2016 By Jan-Henrik Förster The European Central Bank has turned government bonds into one of the riskiest asset classes, prompting Swiss Re AG to...