The Knockout Putable Advance: "Set it and forget it!"

by Brett L.A. Manning, CFA

During these hectic days of credit turmoil, nobody needs any extra aggravation—particularly when you can simplify your funding needs and do so at attractive levels. But here’s the dilemma: Do you roll your funding short and take advantage of historically low short-term rates, or do you take some funding risk off the table and extend out the curve, again at historically low levels? More >




Managing Liquidity Risk in a Near-Zero Environment

by Jeffrey F. Caughron
The regulatory authorities have made clear their intention to highlight liquidity risk management as a point of focus in the wake of financial market turmoil. The FDIC states that “Recent disruptions in the credit and capital markets have exposed weaknesses in liquidity risk measurement and management systems.” In the new market environment where deflation is a threat and near-zero fed funds are the policy, how should banks view liquidity risk and what strategies should they pursue? More >