Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series ...

You have probably heard of securitization. It’s a way of turning non-financial assets into liquid securities that investors can buy and sell. Despite its role in the market crash of 2008 and ...

When you borrow money to buy a home, your loan is almost always “securitized.” Pope Francis recently railed against complex financial securities. Although he did not condemn all securitization, he ...

Securitization is better established in some countries than in others. For many financial institutions (and some corporates) in Mexico, Turkey and Korea, for example, securitization is a well-worn ...

Over the past couple of weeks, the implosion of a couple of internal hedge funds at Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) has sent small ripples through a somewhat complacent market. The hedge funds' problems were ...

This post was co-written by Sagatom Saha, research associate for energy and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. But as the focus of the industry moves beyond Yieldcos, another example ...

Securitization can help alleviate tight financing conditions, diversify risks Europe stands to benefit most from stronger securitization practices Reforms to securitization markets should target ...