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The European leveraged loan and high yield bond markets were on holiday in August and early September. Literally. There was no HY bond activity and only a hint of loan activity, as investors withdrew from market amid the European economic turmoil. Download the slides for this video (it’s free!) www.slideshare.net www.slideshare.net Connect with LCD Facebook: www.lcdcomps.com Like LCD on Facebook for monthly analysis on LBO/Private equity stats, as well as Default/Restructuring analysis. LinkedIn: www.lcdcomps.com There’s almost 6000 market contacts in LCD’s Leveraged Loan Group Twitter: www.twitter.com News, commentary, other leveraged finance info Web: www.lcdcomps.com Contact anna_cini@sandp.com

Sep 15, 2008. The venerable Lehman Brothers investment bank said early Monday that it will file for bankruptcy, while Bank of America unveiled plans to buy Merrill Lynch — two pieces of news that profoundly alter the American financial landscape. The fast-paced changes capped a roller-coaster Wall Street weekend and threatened to stir up US financial markets already reeling from woes at other major financial firms and mortgage financing titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “This crisis is clearly deeper than anybody had imagined only a short time ago,” Peter Stein, an associate editor at The Wall Street Journal in Asia, told CNN. Lehman Brothers said in a statement early Monday that it plans to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. The 158-year-old investment bank had been undermined by bad bets on real estate — the value of its shares declined 94 percent this year. The fall of Lehman followed a wild, three-day scramble by top Wall Street executives and federal regulators, who worked around the clock to come up with a solution to a still-unfolding financial crisis. By the end of the weekend, the Federal Reserve had stepped in to try to calm the markets by announcing plans to loosen its lending restrictions on the banking industry. A consortium of 10 leading domestic and foreign banks agreed to create a $70 billion fund for loans to troubled financial firms. Source: edition.cnn.com

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The European loan market rebounded in July and early August, posting positive returns and demonstrating increased appetite/volume for new issues. This video analysis details loan and HY bond activity, including returns, prices, volume, default rates, as well as trends for the months ahead. Connect with LCD Facebook: www.lcdcomps.com LinkedIn: ht.ly Twitter: www.twitter.com Web: www.lcdcomps.com contact anna_cini@sandp.com

The US economy might be tentative, but it was full speed ahead for the leveraged loan market in October. Returns hit a six-month high, loan prices continued to rise and volume kept on. Defaults? There weren’t any, bringing YTD rates to recent lows. These and other trends are detailed in Leveraged Commentary & Data’s November US Loan Market Analysis. You can download the slides of the video at Slideshare.net. Connect with LCD Facebook: www.lcdcomps.com LinkedIn: www.lcdcomps.com Twitter: www.twitter.com Web: www.lcdcomps.com Download the slides www.slideshare.net

The issuer-friendly tone returned to the European leveraged loan market in April as investors continue to be cash-rich. This demand for product, of course, is pushing prices higher and yields lower. Download the slides for this video (free) at Slideshare.net! ow.ly Connect with LCD Facebook: www.lcdcomps.com Like LCD on Facebook for monthly analysis on LBO/Private equity stats, as well as Default/Restructuring analysis. LinkedIn: www.lcdcomps.com There’s almost 6000 market contacts in LCD’s Leveraged Loan Group Twitter: www.twitter.com News, commentary, other leveraged finance info Web: www.lcdcomps.com

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The Brazilian Government announced last minute changes to the controversial reinsurance regulations at the end of March 2011. In this video Hermes Marangos, Head of International and Katia Puras, a Brazilian lawyer and solicitor at Davies Arnold Cooper LLP give further insight into the changes and the challenges they now pose for the insurance market.

A lecture on the very Basics of how to start thinking about and trading the market.

Ruth Cooney of Irish Life Investment Managers ( ILIM – www.ilim.com ) discussing the financial markets and investment outlook for September 2010.