Credit Default Swaps In The Headlines: What Senior Management Needs To Know About How CDSs Work, And Recent Efforts To Regulate CDSs
Sunday, February 1, 2009
All Eyes On Credit Default Swaps
In recent months, credit default swaps ("CDSs") have been the subject of growing public scrutiny. As defaults by sellers of these instruments have risen, there has been a call for governmental regulation, increased disclosure and transparency, and investigation into possible fraud and market manipulation.
Those...