This week we will look at what will be a fairly controversial essay by good friend Michael Lewitt of HCM. In light of today's speech by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson of the re-organization of the regulatory system in the US, Michael suggest we look at what the real problems are before we begin...
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John Mauldin
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03-31-2008
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Filed under: The Fed, Private Equity, Michael Lewitt, Hedge Funds, Subprime, Recession, The Dollar, SIV, Financial Regulation, Henry Paulson, Financial Reform
Introduction This week we continue to look at an alphabet soup of problems: RMBSs, CDOs, Alt-A, BBB and - a new acronym to put on your radar screen - the very useful CDS. When does an AAA rating not mean an offering is ready for prime time? What type of contagion are we seeing from the Bear Stearns blow...